New York man sentenced for killing ex-wife days after allegedly murdering current wife

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for the 2023 stabbing death of his ex-wife, less than two weeks after allegedly murdering his current wife in Brooklyn, authorities announced Thursday.

Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty on July 1 to second-degree murder in the May 28, 2023 killing of Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, his former spouse of more than a decade, at her home on Pleasant Street in Schenectady. At the time of the murder, Taylor had three open charges involving Folkes-Taylor: criminal obstruction of breathing, criminal contempt, and harassment.

Authorities said the murder occurred in the presence of the couple’s two young children and a third child. Following the attack, Taylor fled the home through a window, discarded…