http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/11/09/2007-11-09_personal_assistant_arrested_in_linda_ste.htmlLinda Stein's personal assistant was arrested Friday after she confessed in the bloody beating of the punk pioneer and Realtor to the stars.
Natavia Lowery, 26, who told police she was subjected racist slurs from Stein, bludgeoned her boss with a weighted yoga-stick used for stretching exercises.
She finally snapped after Stein blew marijuana smoke in her face and told her to hurry up, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced in a press conference Friday afternoon.
Stein, whose real estate clients included high-profile celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Sting, and Steven Spielberg, was discovered on Oct. 30 in her posh 5th Avenue apartment lying in a pool of blood.
The grisly killing touched off an investigation that included many in Stein's inner circle, including an Italian former lover, upscale pot dealers and a former assistant described as a handsome Romeo type, as well as contractors who were working on the roof of her swanky building on the Upper East Side.