Body Parts Found In Suitcases In NYC Apartment: Police

BROOKLYN, NY — Two suitcases containing body parts were discovered in a Brooklyn apartment Wednesday after police were called to the building to check on a resident, according to authorities.

Police made the discovery just before 1:40 p.m. in an apartment at 315 Lindwood St. Authorities found the suitcases as they were conducting a welfare check on a 22-year-old female, an NYPD spokesperson said.

Police were called to the apartment after neighbors reported a foul odor coming from the sixth-floor home, the New York Post reported.

A preliminary investigation determined both suitcases contained human remains, according to police.

Authorities have not released the victim's identity. It's unclear whether the body parts belonged to the 22-year-old woman, who remains missing, NBC New York reported. Police have identified a person of interest, according to the station, but no arrests have been made.

A medical examiner will determine the official cause of death. The investigation is ongoing, according to police.

Earlier this year, NYPD officers found a human head in the Cypress Hills home of Harvey Marcelin, who is accused of murdering a woman whose dismembered body parts were found scattered across eastern Brooklyn.

Marcelin, a transgender woman who spent decades in jail for killing two ex-girlfriends, was arrested March 4.

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