Murder so foul

College financial aid advisor allegedly strangled girlfriend, set fire to upstate NY home while she and their 4-day-old son were inside

https://nypost.com/2025/10/26/us-news/college-financial-aid-advisor-allegedly-strangled-girlfriend-set-fire-to-upstate-ny-home-while-she-and-their-4-day-old-son-were-inside/

A college financial aid advisor allegedly strangled his girlfriend before setting fire to their upstate New York home while she and their newborn baby were inside, according to authorities and reports.

Kidane Haile, 30, was indicted Thursday after a horrific scene unfolded at 8:35 a.m. on Oct. 18 when Buffalo firefighters responded to a blaze at an apartment on Norwood Avenue, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

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Kidane Haile allegedly strangled his girlfriend before setting fire to their upstate New York home while she and their newborn baby were inside. Erie County DA’s Office

Inside the home, first responders found Haile’s girlfriend, 29-year-old Kathleen “Katie” Carrig, and their 4-day-old son, Noah, unresponsive. Both the mother and son were pronounced dead on the scene, prosecutors said.

Haile strangled Carrig before setting the house ablaze, prosecutors alleged.

By 

Zoe Hussain

Published Oct. 26, 2025, 11:50 p.m.