I had been at my mom’s house in New Jersey the night before and I came back to the apartment around 2:30 pm. I left to run errands and returned at around 5:30. I’m in college and had class at 6 p.m. — and my professor is a stickler for being on time, so I only had a few minutes to put down my groceries before running out the door again. I ran in, locked the front door of the apartment building, and noticed that there was a washcloth on the floor next to the door to the basement, covering something, I assumed it was something the landlord left behind (I later found out it was a gun). I opened the door to the apartment and then quickly closed it. I said “hi” to the cat that I’m cat-sitting and then I heard someone reply “hello.” I called out, thinking it was my roommate Austin. But it wasn’t Austin. Instead, the voice responded “It’s Nicolas.” I quickly put my hand on the door and locked it …

New York City Police Department officer Gilberto Valle was arrested today for a failed plot to kidnap, rape, torture, and cook women. COOK them. This is so disturbing and disgusting that I almost don’t know what to say. Warning: Some of the details after the jump are graphic.