#homelessless — Public Fediverse posts
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#CentralPark Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
#FrancisLeeRogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
By Corey Kilgannon and Chelsia Rose Marcius
Sept. 29, 2026"Francis Lee Rogers was a fixture in Central Park’s Ramble, a wooded area that is popular with birders.
"She spent her days painting the Ramble’s birds and kept her homemade network of feeders filled with seed, as legions of bird lovers walked by hoping to catch a glimpse of warblers and sparrows.
"For years, Ms. Rogers, who was #homeless, brushed off concerns about the perils of a woman in her 60s — or anyone, for that matter — spending nights in and around the Ramble as she largely had for decades.
"On Sunday morning, Ms. Rogers, 63, was found dead, beaten and stabbed in the rustic wooden gazebo where she spent her nights, a short walk from the Central Park Boathouse, an upscale restaurant known for leisurely lunches and weddings."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyregion/francis-lee-rogers-central-park-artist-killed.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/HI05K -
#CentralPark Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
#FrancisLeeRogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
By Corey Kilgannon and Chelsia Rose Marcius
Sept. 29, 2026"Francis Lee Rogers was a fixture in Central Park’s Ramble, a wooded area that is popular with birders.
"She spent her days painting the Ramble’s birds and kept her homemade network of feeders filled with seed, as legions of bird lovers walked by hoping to catch a glimpse of warblers and sparrows.
"For years, Ms. Rogers, who was #homeless, brushed off concerns about the perils of a woman in her 60s — or anyone, for that matter — spending nights in and around the Ramble as she largely had for decades.
"On Sunday morning, Ms. Rogers, 63, was found dead, beaten and stabbed in the rustic wooden gazebo where she spent her nights, a short walk from the Central Park Boathouse, an upscale restaurant known for leisurely lunches and weddings."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyregion/francis-lee-rogers-central-park-artist-killed.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/HI05K -
#CentralPark Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
#FrancisLeeRogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
By Corey Kilgannon and Chelsia Rose Marcius
Sept. 29, 2026"Francis Lee Rogers was a fixture in Central Park’s Ramble, a wooded area that is popular with birders.
"She spent her days painting the Ramble’s birds and kept her homemade network of feeders filled with seed, as legions of bird lovers walked by hoping to catch a glimpse of warblers and sparrows.
"For years, Ms. Rogers, who was #homeless, brushed off concerns about the perils of a woman in her 60s — or anyone, for that matter — spending nights in and around the Ramble as she largely had for decades.
"On Sunday morning, Ms. Rogers, 63, was found dead, beaten and stabbed in the rustic wooden gazebo where she spent her nights, a short walk from the Central Park Boathouse, an upscale restaurant known for leisurely lunches and weddings."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyregion/francis-lee-rogers-central-park-artist-killed.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/HI05K