Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Pittsburgh Woman's Death, Dismemberment
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a grisly homicide in Knoxville.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A man has been arrested after a woman's body was found in a shed behind a home on Reifert Street in Knoxville.
Montel Reed, 26, has been charged with criminal homicide, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. He is accused of killing Crystal Leschner, 38.
Reed is being housed in the Allegheny County Jail.
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Leschner's sister told WTAE-TV that Leschner was found in a suitcase in the shed and had been cut up.
A GoFundMe page has been created to assist with funeral and other expenses.
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