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Police Report Head Trauma After Woman's Body Found in Bag Under Manhattan Rail Tracks

Identification and cause of death remain pending under a Medical Examiner-led inquiry.

Overview

  • A plaza cleaner discovered the body Monday evening under the Metro-North viaduct near Park Avenue in East Harlem.
  • Police described the victim as a white woman in her 20s who was found naked and placed in a plastic bag inside a larger bag.
  • ABC7 reported the remains were tucked beneath cardboard boxes and pallets, and the cleaner said the plaza is checked daily.
  • MTA Police responded after a report of the discovery, and the NYPD had not provided additional confirmation to one outlet.
  • The Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine identity and manner of death, and no arrests have been announced.