4 Teens' Parents Turn Them In After Carjacking Leads To Horrific Dragging Death Of 73-Year-Old Woman

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Four teens have been arrested for murder in connection with a carjacking that left an elderly woman dead.

73-year-old Linda Frickey was leaving her job at Security Plan Insurance when

According to a news release from the New Orleans Police Department, the juveniles are accused of carjacking Linda Frickey around 1:30 p.m. in the Mid-City area on Monday. The  the incident went down, and she was dragged for more than a block while she stayed tangled in the driver’s side seatbelt.

WDSU reported that Frickey’s arm was severed as she was displaced from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A 17-year-old male, a 16-year-old female, and two 15-year-old females were booked at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center on one count of second-degree murder. The suspects’ names and photos have not been released due to the fact they’re still minors.

In the release, the NOPD revealed that the suspects’ parents turned them in to police, writing:

NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson added in a press conference on Tuesday:

Frickey’s loved ones are stunned by the news of her tragic death. The insurance professional was set to retire in just a month, and was looking forward to spending more time with her husband, who had just retired, as well as friends and family.

Her sister, Jinny Griffin, told NOLA.com:

Frickey’s sister-in-law, Kathy Richard, told Fox8:

The incident also scarred those who witnessed it. Eyewitness Todd Ecker, who tried to intervene as the deadly carjacking unfolded, told WDSU:

Utterly devastating.

See video of the incident for yourself at the :26 mark (below). Warning —