A Queens man will be arraigned tomorrow for murdering his two parents a mere 15 months apart, authorities said today.
On Aug. 20, Gregory Cucchiara, 36, allegedly killed his father Carmelo, 75, who was found smothered to death inside an Astoria apartment.
Investigators believe Cucchiara is also responsible for the death of his 66-year-old mother, Josephine, who was discovered drowned in a bathtub in her Bayside home on May 25, 2011.
In the August slay, blood was splattered on a pillow and the medical examiner ruled the cause of death as asphyxia from obstruction of the nose and mouth, according to court records.
During the autopsy, DNA evidence was removed from the dead man’s fingernails and a genetic profile match was made to Cucchiara, the court papers state.
Cucchiara was arrested Nov. 13 for murder and is being held without bail on Rikers Island, records show.
In the earlier murder, Cucchiara’s mom died from submersion of her head in water followed by blunt force trauma to the skull, according to the medical examiner’s office.
After Cucchiara was picked up for his father’s killing, he fought with detectives from the 114th Precinct, court records show. While swinging his arms, he hit a detective in his chest and injured a lieutenant’s shoulder, documents state.
For this incident, he was slapped with an additional assault rap.
He was most recently collared on April 12 for slashing tires on four cars, police sources said. He also has three other busts for felony assault, felony vehicular assault and DWI, sources added.
His rap sheet also boasts a bust in Sept. 2010 for possession of drug paraphernalia in Florida, records show.
He is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow on the two murder raps, said a spokeswoman for the Queens DA’s office.