Body Found In Trash Trailer Prompts Death Investigation: Police

FAIR LAKES, VA — Fairfax County Police detectives were conducting a death investigation Monday afternoon after finding a body in a trailer used to transport trash, according to a 2:36 p.m. post on the department's official Twitter account.

The body did not show any signs of significant trauma, according to a 3:38 p.m. Twitter post.

The body was found in the 4600 block of West Ox Road, which is where the location of the I-66 Transfer Station and the Fairfax County Solid Waste Recycling Center. No information was available about whether the body was found in a trailer at the county facility.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.

Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are conducting a death investigation in the 4600 blk of West Ox Rd after a body was found in a trailer used for transporting trash. More details will be provided as the investigation continues. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/YKe87jr0uZ
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) February 27, 2023