Services Set For Slain Binghamton University Student From LI

Services for the slain Binghamton University nursing student from Long Island have been set for Saturday and Sunday.

The body of Haley Anderson, 22, of Westbury, was discovered on Friday and her death was ruled a homicide, WBNG reports. An investigation revealed the person of interest is 22-year-old Orlando Tercero, who is a nursing student at BU and had a previous romantic relationship with Anderson, WNBF reports. He fled the country prior to the discovery of her body, according to News 12.

Visitation will be held Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. at Donohue Cecere Funeral Home, located at 290 Post Ave. in Westbury. Funeral service will take place on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Donohue Cecere Funeral Home.

A GoFundMe page is collecting donations to help fund Anderson's funeral. About $30,000 has been donated within 22 hours.

"Anyone who knew Haley Anderson knew how her energy lit up every room she walked into, whether it was our lives as her friends or the lives of her patients when she volunteered as a nursing student," the donation page wrote. "Haley's laughter was infectious and her child-like spirit touched all the people around her."

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing. Gifts in Haley’s memory are accepted here. For more information, please contact Rebecca Benner at 607-777-7322 or rbenner@binghamton.edu.

"Due to the unexpected nature of these events Haley's family is not financially prepared for the costs of a funeral," Anderson's GoFundMe page wrote. "Much like there are no words to describe the magnificent person we lost, there is no way to describe the way her family feels. She left behind a mother, a father, a younger sister, and a community that is still struggling to cope with her loss."

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