Prosecutors said at trial that Leniz Escobar was not just the "bait" that lured teens to the park with the promise of smoking marijuana, but also the "mastermind" who planned the attack.

An associate of the MS-13 gang will spend five decades behind bars for luring four men to their deaths at a Central Islip park seven years ago, authorities said Tuesday. Leniz Escobar, 24, also known as “Diablita” or “Little Devil,

Leniz Escobar, 24, was sentenced in Long Island Federal Court Tuesday for her role in the gruesome April 11, 2017 slayings. A federal jury found her guilty of murder and racketeering in 2022.