Headless Body Found In Search For Missing Journalist Kim Wall: Report

NEW YORK CITY — Police investigating the death of a journalist and Columbia University graduate Kim Wall found a headless corpse Monday off the coast of Copenhagen, Denmark, according to multiple reports.

Police have not yet matched the torso, which had its legs, arms and head deliberately severed off, with Wall's DNA, CNN reported. Danish police plan to conduct DNA tests Tuesday and announce the results Wednesday, according to the report.

"It is clear that the police, like the media and everybody else, is speculating whether this female body is Kim Wall, but it is way too soon to tell," Copenhagen police spokesman Jens Moller said during a Monday press conference.

Wall, 30, was first reported missing August 11 after boarding a submarine with inventor Peter Madsen for a story, CNN reported. Madsen claimed that Wall was killed in an accident and that he buried her body at sea, according to the report. Danish police have charged the inventor with manslaughter.

Wall's personal website said she holds a master's degree in journalism and international affairs from Columbia University and is based in New York City and China. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian and Harper's Magazine, according to her website.

Photo of Danish navy ship 'Fyrholmen' searching for Wall's remains by Per Rasmussen/Associated Press