East Harlem woman stabbed to death by boyfriend, left to die in bathtub

A woman due to take a trip home to California was stabbed by her boyfriend and left to die in the bathtub of their East Harlem apartment, police sources said Thursday. Melanie Woods, 33, was found dead in the tub inside her home on Second Ave. near E. 117th St. about 6 p.m. Tuesday after a panicked friend called police asking them to check on her. Woods was planning a trip to California but missed her flight, the worried friend told investigators, according to a police source. Woods worked at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation before moving to New York, a friend and colleague wrote on Facebook.