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Orsolya Gaal is being cremated in wake of gruesome ‘murder’ as chilling new details about ‘killer’ David Bonola revealed
THE remains of murdered mom Orsolya Gaal will be cremated later this week, two sources told The US Sun, as new chilling details about her alleged handyman lover-turned-killer have been revealed.
Gaal, 51, was found butchered to death inside a blood-soaked hockey bag in Queens, New York, on the morning of April 16, hours after she was stabbed to death in the basement of her home.
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The married mom-of-two had her throat slashed and was stabbed almost 60 times across her neck, torso, and left arm.
David Bonola, 44, who claims to have been engaged in an "on and off" affair with Gaal for the two years prior to her death, is currently in custody after being charged with her murder. According to police, Bonola has confessed to carrying out the heinous crime.
Two sources with knowledge of the matter told The US Sun that Gaal's remains will be cremated later this week.
Her husband, Howard Klein, and their two teenage sons are also preparing to fly to Gaal's birth country of Hungary to be with her parents and mourn as a family, one of the sources said.
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Gaal's family has not spoken publicly since Bonola's arrest.
CHILLING CHANNEL
A YouTube channel, appearing to belong to Bonola, was unearthed earlier this week and contained hundreds of videos about violent crimes as well as tricks for picking up women.
The channel curated thousands of videos into playlists, including 754 clips regarding rapes, murders, and kidnappings in the Big Apple.
One of the videos featured concerned the stabbing death of college student Tessa Majors, who was killed in a robbery in 2019, as well as the fatal stabbing of a good samaritan who was killed while trying to break up a knife-fight in Brooklyn.
A news report about the death of sex therapist Amie Harwick, the ex-fiancee of actor Drew Carey, was also shared on the channel. Harwick was allegedly killed by a stalker ex she had attempted to get a restraining order taken out against.
A playlist named “interesting” featured an informational video regarding the functionality of an AK-47 assault rifle.
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Countless videos centered on themes of sex and dating, including clips from so-called pick-up artists who reveal "tips" on how to win a woman back who no longer wants to be with you.
One playlist contained over 200 videos in the same vein with a clip called 7 Mindsets That Attract Women Like Crazy.
“By owning these mindsets, along with of course having pickup fundamentals, you basically become unstoppable with women," one of the video's descriptions read.
Other videos in the playlist included: 3 “Older Guy” Attraction Tricks that will Attract ALL Women, How to Be Instantly Irresistible, and How To Get A Girlfriend (Even If She’s Not Interested In You At First).
There were even videos that contained sexually graphic tips and tricks such as 3 Ways To Please A Girl In Bed (Dirty Moves To Try) and How To Go Down On A Woman.
'CREEPY' PAST BEHAVIOR
Bonola was arrested on Thursday and charged with murder, criminal tampering, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of Gaal.
Shortly after his arrest, a report in the NY Post claimed that Bonola had an apparent history of "creeping out" workers at his local Starbucks in Forest Hills, even leaving unsolicited love notes for some.
Former barista Oliwia Pikulinski told the “He was creepy, he stalked people. Everyone knew he was a weird individual.”
Pikulinski claimed that Bonola would “drop in the tip jar love notes and songs that he would make about us.”
“He even went as far as proposing to two of us, which is super unsettling because of how weird the interactions were,” she added.
The man would visit the coffee shop multiple times a week, ordering the same items - a dark roast pour-over and a lemon loaf or banana but loaf, according to Pikulinski.
During his time there, Bonola would allegedly proposition the female staff, giving them notes and pieces of jewelry.
Pikulinski claimed the man would ask the workers “personal questions” such as their birthdays, ages, and where they lived.
“It was personal information that a customer should never ask,” she said.
“I’m speechless that it was him after all the creepy incidents that happened and how unsettling he made everyone feel, especially the females I worked with and even the customers in the lobby. It’s crazy to think about.”
Police were often called by the baristas but by the time they arrived, Bonola would be gone.
An NYPD spokesperson told the Post that they have harassment complaints on file, but nothing that matched the ex-worker's allegations.
'ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN'
During a press conference on Thursday morning, investigators confirmed Gaal and Bonola had been having an "intimate affair" on and off again for the last two years.
It's unclear specifically when and how the affair started, but law enforcement sources previously told The US Sun that Bonola once worked as a handyman for Gaal and lived close by to her.
According to police, Bonola told them he'd seen texts Gaal had exchanged with another man and went over to her home to discuss their relationship just after midnight on Saturday.
The pair quickly started arguing, and Gaal took the conversation down to the basement for fear of waking up her son who was sleeping upstairs.
Their argument continued to escalate, and Bonola allegedly casually described to cops how, in a fit of rage, he grabbed a knife and slashed Gaal's throat, stabbing her over and over again across the left side of her body.
The handyman, who worked as Gaal's family's heating and air conditioning repairman, then fetched her son's hockey bag and stuffed her corpse inside.
He waited until 4.30am, and then wheeled the bag towards Forest Park, reportedly not wanting to leave her body in the basement for her son to find.
He then sought treatment for wounds to his hands at a local CityMD sometime after 6am, police say.
A later search of Gaal's home would uncover blood on the first floor and even more in the basement.
Also recovered was a bloodied knife, believed to be from the family's kitchen, and on the fridge, investigators found a curious note which read "GET A NEW HANDYMAN."
That note, according to , led investigators to Bonola. Police surveilled his home and recovered blood-stained bandages and other items from his trash can.
FINAL MOMENTS
The night before her murder, Gaal had been out watching a show at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan with friends, before she was sighted drinking alone at a bar in Queens from 11.30pm to around 12.40am.
Witnesses told police she appeared to be waiting for someone but that someone never showed.
That would prove to be the last time she was seen alive.
Bonola, meanwhile, appeared in court on Thursday night to be arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, criminal tampering, and criminal possession of a weapon.
The 44-year-old remained completely silent throughout the hearing. Hours earlier he had been far less restrained, having been recorded telling a journalist to "go f**k" themselves as he was led out of the 112th precinct in cuffs.
Prosecutors told the judge that Gaal had let Bonola into the home because she knew him.
"He then engaged her in a verbal dispute and unfortunately she had to ask him to leave multiple times," they claimed.
"[But Bonola] refused to leave and the incident [escalated] with the unfortunate stabbing of the victim over 50 times."
Judge Anthony Battisti ordered Bonola to be held without bond, citing his apparent confession to the killing.
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“The accused lays out in detail what happened, how it happened and what he did following the events given rise to this case,” Battisti said.
It's currently unclear when Bonola is due back in court.
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