Overview
- Sanitation workers discovered a garbage bag containing a partially skeletonized female torso on Sept. 22 near 149th Avenue and Brookville Boulevard by Idlewild Park in Queens.
- The head and limbs were missing, and police deployed drones to search nearby brush without finding additional remains.
- Medical examiners reported no injuries on the torso indicating a cause of death, noting a broken rib likely caused when the remains were dropped.
- Tool marks suggest a knife was used on soft tissue and a saw on bone, and several visible tattoos include a flower and three names that could aid identification.
- Detectives are reviewing open missing-person cases, including one they consider promising, with police saying the victim may be of Guyanese descent; no arrests have been made and tips are requested through Crime Stoppers.