Cops identify man found tied up, beaten and stabbed to death in Queens NY

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Cops have identified the man who was found duct-taped to a chair and stabbed dead in Queens on Tuesday morning, cops said.

Franchesco Morales, 25, was discovered about 4:45 a.m. in the basement of a home on 131st St. in South Ozone Park after the man’s neighbor called cops.

The man’s hands and feet were bound, cops said.

Police said the victim – who has 11 priors including robbery and felony assault – was stabbed several times and appeared to have been beaten in the head.

A knife was found at the scene, cops said.

Police were hunting a heavyset man in a black jacket who was seen fleeing north on 131st St.

taken from dailynews