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Monica cremated as cops hunt killer
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del.icio.usAn overflow crowd gathered at a Kew Gardens funeral home on Sunday to remember Monica Henk, the tattoo artist who was slammed by a hit-and-run driver in Clinton Hill and died a few days later.
Henk had been left brain-dead after the April 7 accident and died the next week. She was cremated and her ashes will be taken to her native Colombia, where they will be scattered in the wind, her husband, Dan Henk told The Brooklyn Paper.
“Everybody was really, really sad. She had a tremendous impact on so many people,” Henk recalled.
Family and friends have now raised $20,000 as a reward to help find Henk’s killer. The police now consider it a criminal case, not just a motor-vehicle accident, Henk said.
Leads are pouring in, he added. A police spokesman would only confirm the investigation is continuing.
Monica Henk, who was riding a motorcycle on her way to class at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music around 7 am, was run down by a black Chevy S-10 Blazer at the corner of Kent Street and Flushing Avenue. There were no witnesses, but police identified the make and model of the car by analyzing parts left in the road.
Security footage made available by several Hasidic businesses in the area also aided police in identifying the vehicle, Dan Henk said.
Henk asked that anyone with information call him directly at (917) 554-1341 or call the state Crimestoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.
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