Boyfriend Suspected of Killing Artist at Luxury Hamptons Spa Is Found Dead in Another State

Mar. 15, 2025

Sabina Rosas.Photo:Ruyo Journal/Instagam

Ruyo Journal/Instagam

A day after police found the body ofSabina Rosasat a luxury spa in Long Island, authorities located the body of her boyfriend, who police suspect killed Rosas before taking his own life.

On Tuesday evening, investigators found the body of Thomas Gannon, 56, the man suspected of killing Rosas, in his home in Honesdale, Pa., the Suffolk County Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.

Thomas was Rosas’ boyfriend,ABC 7reported, citing unnamed sources.

Police responded to the Shou Sugi Ban House in the afternoon and found Rosas’ body with signs suggesting she had been a “victim of violence,” authorities said in the statement.

Water Mill, N.Y.: Suffolk County crime lab investigators.James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty

James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty

Rosas was a native of Tajikistan, per local weekly outletThe East Hampton Star.

“A beautiful soul and a gifted artist, she left an impactful legacy in the arts of Central Asia,” the statement continued.

In a statement, her family identified her as  “Sabina Khorramdel” and mourned the loss of their “beloved daughter, sister, fiancee and friend,” per NBC New York.

Her mentor at the State University of New York-Purchase said she was “an extraordinarily creative and capable artist/painter.” CBS News reported.

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Shou Sugi Ban House is a destination spa in the Hamptons, according to aVoguespa guide.

The upscale spa earned aGoopreviewpraising its “three acres of lush Hamptons woodland.”

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Suffolk County police say Gannon died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but have not yet released how Rosas died or a motive behind the killing.

Ruyo Journalsharedseveral optionsto donate to her family as they mourn her.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. Calls will be kept confidential.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

source: people.com