NY NY- East River, near Governor's Island, Man's torso without head or limbs, stuffed inside a suitcase. 5 Feb.,2025.

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Feb. 6, 2025

Headless man packed into suitcase floating in East River

Human remains were found stuffed inside a suitcase that was found floating in the East River on Wednesday evening, police said.

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''NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The dismembered body of a man was found stuffed inside a suitcase floating in the East River on Wednesday evening, police said.''

''The NYPD said its Harbor Unit retrieved the suitcase and found the man's torso inside—without a head or limbs.''
''The Harbor Unit is also searching to see if any of his missing body parts are in the river.''

The remains were found in the East River, near Governor's Island, on Feb. 5, 2025. Photo credit Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images

 

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Sources said to be familiar with the investigation said that the torso of an adult male wrapped in a sleeping bag was found inside the suitcase. It's unclear how long it had been floating in the water.

https://www.mensjournal.com/news/suitcase-new-york-city-east-river-discovery

 

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Oof, gotta wonder where the rest of him is.

 

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Identified as Edwin Echevarria (65) from Manhattan. Arrest made.

February 13, 2025

The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River last week have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, a 65-year-old Manhattan man, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller, who lived at the same address on Columbia Street, police said.

Man arrested for murder after 65-year-old roommate's remains found inside suitcase in East River

The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, 65, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller.

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NYC man chopped up and dumped in river was killed while on phone — and caller heard the whole thing: nephew

“My uncle felt sorry for him,” the victim’s nephew said. “He said he saw the kid grow up and that he had problems with his mother, and she threw him out.”

nypost.com

The Manhattan man whose dismembered torso was found stuffed in a suitcase bobbing around the East River was on the phone when his killer pounced — and the caller heard the fatal struggle, his nephew claimed.

Edwin Echevarria told neighbors his alleged live-in killer was his grandson — and claimed he took him in because he felt sorry for him, according to his nephew Eric Maldonado.

“He was talking to his friend on the phone and his friend heard the argument — [then] he heard some loud banging, then grunting and moaning,” Eric Maldonado said of the fight that allegedly ended with Christian Millet, 23, knocking 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria to the ground, stomping his head and stabbing him 14 times with a makeshift ice pick.
“He was the son of my uncle’s on-again, off-again girlfriend,” Eric Maldonado, 46, told The Post. “My uncle felt sorry for him. He said he saw the kid grow up and that he had problems with his mother and she threw him out.”

Store manager Sam Ali said he also heard Edwin Echevarria had told the young man to find a new place to live.

 

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NYC man chopped up and dumped in river was killed while on phone — and caller heard the whole thing: nephew

“My uncle felt sorry for him,” the victim’s nephew said. “He said he saw the kid grow up and that he had problems with his mother, and she threw him out.”

nypost.com

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The Manhattan man whose dismembered torso was found stuffed in a suitcase bobbing around the East River was on the phone when his killer pounced — and the caller heard the fatal struggle, his nephew claimed.

Edwin Echevarria told neighbors his alleged live-in killer was his grandson — and claimed he took him in because he felt sorry for him, according to his nephew Eric Maldonado.

“He was talking to his friend on the phone and his friend heard the argument — [then] he heard some loud banging, then grunting and moaning,” Eric Maldonado said of the fight that allegedly ended with Christian Millet, 23, knocking 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria to the ground, stomping his head and stabbing him 14 times with a makeshift ice pick.
“He was the son of my uncle’s on-again, off-again girlfriend,” Eric Maldonado, 46, told The Post. “My uncle felt sorry for him. He said he saw the kid grow up and that he had problems with his mother and she threw him out.”

Store manager Sam Ali said he also heard Edwin Echevarria had told the young man to find a new place to live.

Oh, how awful and tragic. His own grandson. Seems to be happening more and more.