The torso of 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria was found in a sleeping bag in a suitcase floating in the river. Police have ...

Officials say both the victim and the suspect are registered at the same address, but their exact relationship is unclear.

The suspect allegedly made statements linking himself to the crime, apparently describing it as the result of an ongoing dispute over food.

A human torso was found inside a suitcase that was floating in the East River near Governor’s Island on Wednesday evening, ...

The NYPD is investigating after a suitcase containing human remains was found in the East River near Governor’s Island on ...

The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit pulled the remains out of the river near Governor's Island around 5:30 p.m.

The NYPD Harbor Unit spotted a suitcase containing the remains of Edwin Echevarria, 65, on Feb. 5. EMS personnel pronounced ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police made the gruesome discovery of a man’s torso floating off Manhattan near Governors Island in the ...

Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said.

A New York City ferry captain saw the luggage and called the Police Department’s Harbor Unit. The authorities have not ...

The gruesome discovery was made around 5:30 p.m. when the NYPD Harbor Unit retrieved the suitcase in the East River near ...