christopher frick is behind bars charged with killing 55-year-old caroline ekong, her body was found yesterday morning at her hockessin residence, and later frick called them to say he was responsible. what do we know about frick and his alleged crime, we go to sara bloomquist in minquadale. >> reporter: jim, we have learned that up until his arrest yesterday, 21-year-old christopher frick was a senior at the university of delaware majoring in mathematics but for the last three years, he harbored a secret obsession with dr. caroline ekong and the psychiatrist had no idea of his fixation. and he showed up at her hockessin home planning on murder. >> he planned this for sometime. >> christopher frick is held without bail on a first degree murder charge, accused of stabbing to death dr. caroline ekong, who police say frick was obsessed with and intent on killing. >> obviously some is someone obsessed with another individual. >> frick worked at the medical center in newark, they say that three years ago something happened and the pair had a profession profession professional interaction.

christopher frick accused of murdering his former psychiatrist. it happen independent the doctor's home. dr. ekong who was 55 and had a family worked at the rockford center, we found an online review for that facility. someone posting as christopher frick calls it a prison, claiming to have said yes when a psychiatrist asked if he ever had suicidal thoughts. the person goes on to blame caroline ekong for his imprisonment and for not admitting she was wrong. police right now are not confirming that frick did write the post. in the next half hour we'll share with you what some of frick's classmates are saying. katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> this morning a man wanted for raping and robbing a temple university student is in custody. police tracked down bennett on wednesday. this is surveillance video we're going to show you that the police released of the suspect. this attack happened september 28 a block from temple's campus. the victim was on the way home from the library when a man hit her in the arm with a gun, push heard into her construction ar

. >> christopher frick is held without bail on a first degree murder charge, they had a professional interaction three years ago with dr. ekong of hockessin and then broke into her home yesterday morning and stabbed her to death. >> this is a very, very tragic case where one was obsessed with another individual. >> police will not confirm if frick was ever a patient but three years ago something happened and they won't disclosed what happened and they had no interaction since and frick became fixated on the psychiatrist and she had no idea. >> there was no communication that anything like this would occur. >> police say that frick broke into ekong's home and he stabbed her in the front hallway and her daughter came home and found the body and a half hour later frick called police and confessed to the crime, and was taken into custody without incident. and christopher frick explained about his treatment at the center, he wrote that the person that impress onned me was caroline ekong, whose ego was so high she would not admit to being wrong. >> she was a person that believed in what sh

it was signed christopher frick, the same name as the man police say confessed to the crime. police are looking into whether their suspect wrote about his frustration months before the murder. >> reporter: the name christopher frick is the buzz inside the mathematics departments here. no one knew him personally but were still shocked to hear what police had to say about their classmate. we showed his bhmug shot to peoe who walked the same halls and sat in the same class as the mathematics major until now because he's in jail charged with the murder of a psychiatrist. >> shocking someone from here would go off and do that to somebody. >> reporter: police revealed frick was obsessed with the doctor and she didn't even know it. the last time the doctor met with frick professionally was three years ago. then yesterday investigators say he showed up at her home early in the morning and stabbed her to death. there was no answer tonight at the home of frick's parents but police say they are cooperating. >> yes, he had been planning this event. >> she worked at the rockford center. w

new castle county police will not confirm for us that christopher frick wrote that but tell us it is in keeping with evidence they found at frick's parents house which leads police to believe that he was obsessed with his doctor. >>> a heist that sounds straight out of a movie. thieves plundered a jewelry store after tunneling in from a nearby business. when young kim walked into his dry-cleaning business yesterday he found a gaping hole in the wall of a bathroom. that's where police say thieves created a makeshift tunnel into the jewelry store on 19th street. the burglars stole jewels from a safe and $100 from the dry-cleaner's cash register. the owner says some customers' clothes were damaged in the process. >> had to clean again all my clothes again. so take me about week to clean all their things. >> detectives say they are working on getting surveillance video in hopes of making an arrest. >> this morning we're still waiting to learn the name of a worker who died when a tree fell on him in chester county. sky force 10 was over the scene yesterday on reading furnace road in elvers

police say christopher frick broke into dr. caroline ekong's home wednesday fatally stabbing her hult pl times. dr. ekong's daughter found bod body. frick called police a half hour after butchering here 23r from his parents' home and admitted to crime. a detective search of his house and delaware apartment uncovered evidence he was planning the crime for three years. >> numerous documents were recovered and from both residences i will make that clearer. >> the motive is unclear. dr. ekong worked at a sentence mental health facility in newark. she stopped short of calling frick a patient of hers only saying they had profession at interaction. a man claiming to be frick made a skainling review of the center online in 014 nraedz in part the person that imprisoned me is caroline ekong whose ego is so large she would never be able to admit she was wrong. >> she's a beautiful. upbeat, outgoing, let's get it done type of person. compassionate. >> friends and mental health advocate says dr. ekong was a woman that never gave up hope on p

that social media post was signed by christopher frick, the same name as the man police say confessed to the crime. the post complained about the murder victim and the institution where she worked. nbc 10's katy zachry is live in the digital operations center with the latest on this investigation. good morning. >> reading that post uf realize how angry the writer was toward the doctor who is now dead and the facility where she worked. we'll get more on that. first, christopher frick, a senior at the university of delaware, is now in jail charged with murdering his former psychiatrist, dr. caroline ekong at her home this week. investigators say he was obsessed with dr. ekong, they do not believe that she was aware of her former patient's obsession for her. we did speak to frick's classmates on campus who say they are stunned. >> pretty astonishing someone from here would just like go off like and do that to something it's pretty traumatic. >> startling online post you saw there, directed at the murdered doctor written by a christophkc frick. >> it's a crime that sounds like something o

christopher frick you saw his picture, a senior on campus but now in jail charged with murdering his psychiatrist. police tell us frick was obsessed with dr. caroline ekong. police say dr. ekong was not aware of her patient's obsession for her. investigators say they searched frick's parents home and they found a pattern of obsession there. his classmates are stunned. >> pretty astonishing someone from here would just like go off and do that. it's pretty traumatic. >> coming up at 4:30 police reveal how long they believe frick plotted to kill his doctor for how many years. and we're also finding some revealing online posts from the suspect that we'll share with you in the next 25 minutes. live in the digital operations center, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> 4:03, a heist that sounds like something out of hollywood. thieves plunder a jewelry store by tunnelling in through a business wall. when young kim walked into his dry-cleaning business he found a gaping hole in the bathroom where police say thieves created a makeshift tunnel to get into the time and gold jewelry store on 19th str

the doctor, most recently a psychiatrist, worked with christopher frick three years ago when he was 18. police say he's been obsessed with her ever since, although they point out it was not a romantic obsession. a half after her daughter discovered her body, frick called police saying he broke into the home and stabbed her to death. they took him into custody not far from the murder scene at his parents' home. >> physical altercation occurred and frick stabbed the victim numerous times, where she succumbed to her injuries. >> reporter: police aren't saying much about frick's professional interaction with dr. ekong, what might have been going on in frick's life he needed to see dr. ekong three years ago. on paper it looks like he had it together, a senior at the university of delaware, on the dean's list. clearly, something was wrong if he tracked down a doctor to murder her. >> yes, he had been planning this event for approximately three years. his intention was to commit homicide. >> reporter: investigators back on the scene gathering evidence, but other residents don't need to worry.

police say the murderer is 21 year-old christopher frick, who they say has been planning this for the past three years. and early yesterday morning, he carried out that gruesome plan. five five-year old psychiatrist caroline ekong dead. >> family member called 911 reported that he discovered her mother deceased. >> reporter: police say her killer is 21 year-old christopher frick who had been stalking ekong and planning her death the for three years there were numerous documents recovered, from both residents that made that very clear. >> reporter: investigators say the the the murder happened around 4:00 yesterday morning at her home in hockessin delaware. frick broke in, confronted her and stabbed ekong multiple times. her body discovered by her daughter a short while later. >> he he had been planning this event for three years. >> reporter: after fleeing police say frick called police himself from his parent's home a few miles away. >> male subject called 911 and claimed to be responsible for the death of the female at that residents. >> reporter: before last night investigators say

police say the murderer is 21 year-old christopher frick, who they say has been planning this for thee years. and early yesterday morning, he carried out that gruesome plan. five five-year old psychiatrist caroline ekong dead. >> family member called 911 reported that he discovered her mother deceased. >> reporter: police say her killer is 21 year-old christopher frick who had been stalking ekong and planning her death the for three years there were numerous documents recovered, from both residents that made that very clear. >> reporter: investigators say e

this investigation. >> reporter: rick and monica, we have learned that the suspect, 21-year-old christopher frickenior mathematics major at the university of delaware up until his arrest yesterday, authorities say that three years ago frick became obsesses with dr. caroline ekong, and she had no idea and then he showed up at her home intent on killing her. >> christopher frick is held without bail on a first degree murder charge, they had a professional interaction three years ago with dr. ekong of hockessin and then broke into her home yesterday morning and stabbed her to death. >> this is a very, very tragic case where one was obsessed with another individual. >> police will not confirm if frick was ever a patient but three years ago something happened and

that's how news sell castle police describe christopher frick's alleged action. he's charged with the murder of 55-year-old caroline e-con. the victim's daughter discovered her mothers body in company hose sin delaware just before 4:00 a.m. wednesday. >> frick entered the residence and confront the victim a physical altercation occurred he stabbed the victim numerous times she suck culled to her injuries. >> the suspect later called 911 from his pan's home few miles away claiming responsibility for the crime. investigators say this was not a romantic obsession but one that started during a professional encounter between a victim and suspect three years ago. >> there was very little interaction between the two of them over those three years. however, yes, he had been plan planting planning this event for approximately three years. >>> she work as a psychiatrist and while police try to uncover a motive, they say frick may have left behind a trail of clues but no one saw this violence coming. >> there was numerous documents that were recovered. there were written do

christopher frick admitted to stabbing her in her home. he is a senior at the university of delaware majoring in mathematics. he was obsessed with ekong and she was unaware. he was planning the killing for three years. ekon worked for the rock folder center in newark. authorities stopped short of calling frick a patient of hers, only saying they had a professional interaction. >>> a man is in the hospital after being shot in the face in west philadelphia. the man was hit twice and rushed to penn presbyterian medical center in critical condition. it's not clear why the man was shot and there are no arrests. >>> an 80-year-old crossing guard is chasing child pornography charges. hard drives containing images and child pornography were found at his home. he was a member of the magnolia school board and long time crossing guard outside the middle school. >>> two men accused of beating a person in center city pleaded guilty yesterday, the judge sentenced williams to 5 years probation and harrington, 3 years, they were ordered to stay out of cen

christopher frick admitted to stabbing carolyn ekong. he called 911 to confess. he is a senior at the university of delaware majoring in mathematics. according to police he was obsessed with ekong and she was unaware. authorities say he was planning the killing for three years. >> the documents that were recovered from both residents makings it very clear. >> ekong worked for a mental health center in newark. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a person who shot a 56-year-old man in the face. it happened on the 1200 block of south millic street in west philadelphia. the victim suffered two gunshot wounds. he is in the hospital in critical condition. >>> turning to the race for president, gop frontrunner, donald trump and ben carson are threatening to boycott the next debate, cnbc is hosting the debate and wants to run it for three hours. cnbc said they will take the candidates views into consideration as we finalize the debate structure. >>> a former aid and long time friend of joe biden said he will make a decision soon whether or not to run for president. t

that's how news sell castle police describe christopher frick's alleged action.ged with the murder of 55-year-old caroline e-con. the victim's daughter discovered her mothers body in company hose sin delaware just before 4:00 a.m. wednesday. >> frick entered the residence and confront the victim a physical a

seen here christopher frick is in jail for murder.he showed up at the home of his former psychiatrist dr. ekong and stabbed her to death this week. dr. ekong worked at the rockford center. we found a review, smm posting adds calls it a prison, claiming to have said yes when a psychiatrist there asked if he ever had suicidal thoughts. i(no carrierringringconnect 570 >> two of the three suspects 570 accused of beating up a gay couple in center city will not spend a day in jail. one victim had a broken jaw and broken cheek bones, phillip williams and kevin harygan pleaded guilty in exchange they both get five years probation. they have to stay out of center city during that period and they have to do community service work for the lgbt community. the two say the attack was not motivated by the couple's sexual orientation. a third defendant refused the plea deal and will go to trial. a date has not been set. >> testimony is expected to wrap up for griffin campbell the contractor accused of murder in the deadly market street collapse. cam

death of a delaware doctor, after a chilling confession, delaware authorities say 21 year old christopher frick murdered doctor caroline econg on wednesday the 55 year old doctor's body discovered by a family member. she worked as a psychiatrist. authorities say this is not some kind of romantic obsession, but one that start wad professional encounter three years ago. >> frick entered the residence, confronted the victim, physical altercation occurred, when frick stabbed the victim numerous times where she succombed to her injuries. >> frick frick is charged with murder, home invasion and burglary, being held on $143,000 cash bail. >> a shooting in west oaklane leaves a woman in serious condition this morning. philadelphia police say the incident happened shortly before 9:00 last night near the intersection of north 20th and renova street. police say a 22 year old woman shot once in the back of the neck. she was taken to einstein hospital. no suspect or a motive at this time. >>> well, today us airways makes its final flight. it will take off this morning from philadelphia and make stops in cha

christopher frick admitted to stabbing carolyn ekong.e called a half-hour later from his parents home to confess. he is a senior at the university of delaware majoring in mathematics. according to police he was obsessed with ekong and she was unaware. he was planning the killing for three years. >> the documents from both residences let's make it clear. >> authorities stopped short saying frick was a patient of hers saying they had a professional interaction. >> ben carson and donald trump are threatening to boycotts the next debate. they want cnbc to change the format and shorten from three hours. he would like to keep it to two hours. others say they are fine with the longer time and like to keep it. cnbc said they will take the candidates views into consideration as we finalize the debate structure. >>> a former aid and long time friend to joe biden said he will make a decision soon about whether or not he will run for senator. ted kauffman said his top consideration is his family's welfare. he hinted at his potential platform if he r

new castle county police say 21 year-old christopher frick, called and told them he had just stabbedhis five five-year old woman. caroline ekong, stabbed her to death early wednesday morning. according to police this guy frick, met ekong the the woman, about three years ago and had been planning her murder for three years ever since. she is a psychiatrist. and this young man, three years ago when he was 18, saw her, you know, in the therapy situation for one week only and then waited three years to kill her. this christopher frick is being held, without bail, unreal. >>> 72:00. >>> lemar odom remains in the hospital and at this point people are fearing the worst. >> yeah, lemar is reportedly on life support. doctors have given him a 50/50 chance of survival. authorities are still trying to determine exactly what happened, $75,000 visit to a nevada brothel. lemar's family is a accusing the brothel of over charging him stealing from his bags and the owner says that is not true. a according to tmz his estranged wife chloe kardashian refuses to leave his bedside. >>> lieutenant governor

new castle county police arresting 21-year-old christopher frick. frick called police saying he stabbed 55-year-old caroline e-con to death early yesterday morning. tonight we have learned that frick met e-con about three years ago and had been planning her murder since that time. according to police, she had no idea that he was obsessed with her and wanted to kill her. he's being held tonight behind bars without bail. >>> and to a developing story in arrest in the sexual assault of a temple student. 23-year-old is a cree bennett racing rape and other charges to night. investigators say he robbed and assaulted a student late last month on the 1400 block of carlisle street. police releasing surveillance video of bennett just before the attack from septa's broad street line. bennett was picked up on an unrelated charge a few days later. today he was charged in that student's attack. >>> more crime tonight involving students at temple university. this time two students robbed at gun point at two different times. fox 29's karen hepp joins us live from t

delaware authorities say 21 year old christopher frick murdered doctor caroline econg. wednesday the 55 year old body's doctor was discovered by family member. worked as psychiatrist. investigators say this wasn't a romantic obsession, but one that start wad professional encounter about three years ago. >> there was very little interaction between the two of them over those three years, however, yes, he had been planning this event for approximately three years. >> frick is charged with murder, home invasion, and burglary. he's being held on $143,000 cash bail. >>> and we're still wait to go learn cause of death for three year old brendan createo. the camden county prosecutor's offers says an autopsy completed wednesday was inconclusive. his body was found early tuesday, in a wooded area, of cooper river park in haddon township, just about half mile from his father's home where he was staying. the question surrounding that case has many people un set philadelphia that area. >> people are upset because it is a sleepy little town, and it is very family orient dollars. the