An East Elmhurst man was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on Monday for killing his mother and brother in July 2023.

Roscoe Danielson, 42, previously of 104th Street, was convicted last month of murder and concealing his brother’s body in a trash bag and dragging it from the family’s East Elmhurst home to a nearby curb. The remains of his mother were later found inside the home.

According to the charges and trial testimony, on July 5, 2023, at approximately 8:18 a.m., Danielson dragged a large black garbage bag along 104th Street and left it at the curb in front of 32-41 104th St. Later that day, a passerby called 911, reporting a strong odor and what looked like blood leaking from the trash bag.

Police from the 115th Precinct opened the bag and found the decomposing body of Dani

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