Identified! NY - East River, Body Wrapped in Blanket & Trash Bags, Jan'21-Sergio Alvarez

[TedMac]

https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/body-...Zk3GbOxHsXLmtPMnrh8g5EqLZnbR7BGNNjqw1eqGvMLcE

An unidentified man’s body was found floating in the East River, wrapped in a blanket and shoved inside garbage bags fastened with rope and tape, cops said Tuesday.

The NYPD’s Harbor Unit was notified of the apparent remains under the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge between Randall’s Island and Astoria, Queens, around 11:15 a.m. Monday, police said.

They discovered the body of a man who was “wrapped in a tan blanket with black garbage bags, rope and duct tape,” police said.

The body was taken to a nearby ferry dock. The medical examiner will determine a cause of death and the person’s identity, cops said.

Police are investigating.

 

[Susikatze]

Goodness, wow. A very recent case. I hope that poor guy comes home very soon.

 

[YaYa_521]

https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/man-found-floating-in-east-river-was-murdered-police-sources/
January 13, 2021 | 10:22am

• was murdered
• between 40 and 50 years old
• COD - blunt force trauma to the face and drowning
• also suffered blunt force trauma to the legs, mostly in the right shin area
• A small vertebra in his upper middle back was also fractured, and his spine was severed — which may have happened post-mortem, though that is unclear

 

[ChatteringBirds]

How very tragic. Hopefully despite the water they are able to recover DNA from the perp.

 

[YaYa_521]

Dead man found floating in East River might be homicide victim: sources

JAN 13, 2021 AT 1:15 PM

• may have been the victim of a homicide,
• wrapped in a duct-taped blanket and stuffed into a garbage bag
• might have been assaulted before his body was dumped

 

[snowgoose]

He was identified in April as Sergio Alvarez, 48, of the Bronx. RIP Sergio.

Man found dead wrapped in plastic bag, dumped in NYC East River is a homicide victim

A Bronx man whose body was found floating in the East River wrapped in a garbage bag was the victim of a homicide and had been beaten and strangled, authorities said Thursday.

Sergio Alvarez, 48, was found dead floating in the East River near the Robert F. Kennedy Triborough Bridge about 11:15 a.m. Jan. 11, cops said.

NYPD harbor unit officers recovered the body and took it to the Astoria Ferry Terminal, where they discovered Alvarez had been wrapped in a duct-taped blanket and stuffed into a garbage bag.

Alvarez had massive injuries to his body, sources said.

An autopsy later revealed that Alvarez died of blunt force trauma and ligature strangulation, a spokeswoman for the city Medical Examiner said.

Alvarez’s death was declared a homicide earlier this week.

No arrests have been made.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

RIP Mr Alvarez.

 

[YaYa_521]

He was identified in April as Sergio Alvarez, 48, of the Bronx. RIP Sergio.

Man found dead wrapped in plastic bag, dumped in NYC East River is a homicide victim

A Bronx man whose body was found floating in the East River wrapped in a garbage bag was the victim of a homicide and had been beaten and strangled, authorities said Thursday.

Sergio Alvarez, 48, was found dead floating in the East River near the Robert F. Kennedy Triborough Bridge about 11:15 a.m. Jan. 11, cops said.

NYPD harbor unit officers recovered the body and took it to the Astoria Ferry Terminal, where they discovered Alvarez had been wrapped in a duct-taped blanket and stuffed into a garbage bag.

Alvarez had massive injuries to his body, sources said.

An autopsy later revealed that Alvarez died of blunt force trauma and ligature strangulation, a spokeswoman for the city Medical Examiner said.

Alvarez’s death was declared a homicide earlier this week.

No arrests have been made.

TY for the update!

Rest in peace, Sergio.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Condolences to his family and friends.