Arzuaga and six others have been charged with first-degree murder in the torture and killing of Nordquist at Patty’s Lodge in Canandaigua. Lifelong prosecutors and police investigators said it was the ...

The gathering was a time to remember and honor Nordquist’s life but also to provide emotional and financial support for his ...

It is unclear if law enforcement went into Room 22, where Nordquist was tortured for over a month before he died.

Nordquist, 24, was beaten, sexually assaulted, starved and forced to consume feces while held captive in a New York hotel room from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2, according to prosecutors.