Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Woman Stabbed Dead in Florida Barnes & Noble
A sad and scary thing happened in a bookstore in Florida.
A nice lady named Rita was reading a magazine when a man named Antonio suddenly stabbed her in the back.
She called her husband to tell him what happened.
The police caught Antonio nearby and found out he had some problems with his mind.
He said he didn't know Rita and just picked her because she was close to him.
Rita was taken to the hospital, but she didn't make it.
The police think Antonio might not be well in his mind and he has been living in the woods near the bookstore.
It's important to remember that this kind of thing is very rare and most people are safe when they go out.
A 65-year-old woman, Rita B. Loncharich, was fatally stabbed inside a Barnes & Noble store in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on December 22.
The suspect, Antonio Moore, 40, was arrested nearby and confessed to the stabbing, claiming he had no prior interaction with the victim.
Loncharich was reading a magazine when she was stabbed in the back without warning and managed to call her husband before being taken to the hospital.
Moore, described as homeless and with a history of mental illness, blamed a psychotic 'internal build up' for the attack.
Police found Loncharich with a knife embedded in her back, and she was pronounced dead shortly before 9:30 p.m.
- Who
- Rita B. Loncharich, 65, and Antonio Moore, 40
- What
- Fatal stabbing inside a Barnes & Noble store
- When
- December 22, around 7:53 p.m.
- Where
- Barnes & Noble in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Why
- Suspect cited a psychotic 'internal build up' and chose the closest person in the store
- Victim
- Rita B. Loncharich, 65
- Location
- Barnes & Noble, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Time of Attack
- 7:53 p.m. on December 22
- Suspect
- Antonio Moore, 40
- Suspect's Background
- Homeless, recently arrived from Georgia, history of mental illness
- Weapon
- Knife
- Time of Death
- Shortly before 9:30 p.m.