NYPD identifies headless torso in suitcase floating in East River, roommate of victim arrested
The victim was identified as Edwin Echevarria, a 65-year-old man from the Lower East Side — and his alleged killer is his 23-year-old roommate, police said.
Roommate arrested after man's remains found in suitcase floating in East River
The body of 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria was recovered floating in a suitcase in the East River last Wednesday afternoon. Christian Millet, 23, was brought in for questioning after the victim was identified. He allegedly made statements linking himself to the crime, apparently describing it as the result of an ongoing dispute.
Man charged with murder after human remains found in suitcase in New York's East River
The torso of 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria was found in a sleeping bag in a suitcase floating in the river. Police have arrested his partner's son.
Body found in suitcase floating in NYC East River missing head and limbs
Members of the NYPD harbor unit recovered the case and brought it to Pier 16 on South St. near John St. in the Financial District. When they unzipped it, they discovered a sleeping bag containing the torso of an adult man with no head or limbs.
NYC man arrested for murder of roommate, found headless in East River suitcase after fight over food: sources
The NYPD has arrested the roommate of a man whose dismembered body was found floating inside a suitcase in the East River last week—after the two had been fighting about food, sources said.
NYC roommate busted for allegedly hacking 65-year-old to death over food, remains found in suitcase floating in East River: cops
A 23-year-old allegedly confessed to knocking his much older roommate down, stomping on his head and using a makeshift ice pick to stab him 14 times, NYPD sources said.
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By Chelsia Rose Marcius A New York City ferry captain on Wednesday discovered a suitcase drifting in the East River that turned out to have a human torso inside, according to an internal ...