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Brooklyn Woman Detained After Dismembered Body Found in Freezer

Victim Identified as Missing Drug Dealer; Woman's Incarcerated Husband Implicated in Murder

Body parts were discovered in a Brooklyn freezer earlier this week, and evidence indicates they had been there for some time, according to the NYPD. This stock photo shows a Brooklyn apartment building.
Human head found in Brooklyn
Heather Stines

Overview

  • Heather Stines, a 45-year-old woman from Brooklyn, has been taken into custody following the discovery of a man's severed head and other body parts in a freezer at her apartment.
  • The victim has been identified as Kawsheen Gelzer, a local drug dealer who went missing last year.
  • Stines, who has a history of drug abuse and petty crime, has not been formally charged and is currently undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
  • Stines' husband, Nicholas McGee, is currently incarcerated in Virginia and has been implicated by Stines in the murder, allegedly over a drug dispute.
  • The investigation is ongoing, with the cause of death yet to be determined by the city's Medical Examiner.