NY NY - Harlem, W 125th St, Skeletal in abandoned bldg, Jul'18

[madamx]

Construction workers find human remains in Harlem building

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) --
Construction workers removing asbestos from an abandoned building in Manhattan found human remains at the site Friday morning.

The grisly discovery was made on the fourth floor of the building on West 125th Street around 9 a.m.

The workers reportedly found a femur and a leg.

The investigation is ongoing, and more details will be provided as they are released.




Human remains found inside abandoned Harlem building: police
HARLEM, Manhattan — Human remains have been found in an abandoned building in Harlem, police said Friday.


The area where human remains were found in July 2018, is pictured, police say. (Google Maps)

Construction workers made the horrifying discovery inside a building on West 125th Street between Malcolm X Boulevard and Fifth Avenue, police said.

It is not clear when the remains were found, but police said they appeared to be at the location for a long time.

 

[madamx]

NY - NY - Kenny Laporte, 11, West Harlem, 13 Nov 2015
11-year-old boy from West Harlem has been missing since Friday morning. Kenny Laporte is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. He has brown eyes and wears glasses and close-cut brown hair. Laporte was last seen outside of PS 192 Jacob H Schiff, located at 500 West 138th Street, at 7:15 a.m. He was seen wearing a brown t-shirt, navy sweatpants, gray hoodie and black sneakers.

 

[madamx]

NY - NY - Destiny Vican, 12, East Harlem, 10 Jan 2014

Destiny Vican, 12, was last seen inside of her East Harlem, New York home at 2170 Lexington Ave. on Friday, January 10th, 2014 at about 7:30 pm. Destiny is a Hispanic female 5' 9", weighs in at 150 lbs, with curly black hair and tanned skin. It should be noted that even though she is a resident of East Harlem, she was reported missing in Manhattan, New York.

 

[madamx]

NY - NY - Jeanne Burke, 79, Harlem, 17 July 2008
21 July 08

The family of a missing woman is asking for the public's help. Jeanne Burke has been missing since July 17, her family said. She was possibly spotted two days later in front of the Pathmark supermarket on 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Harlem.

Burke, 79, has Alzheimer's disease but will respond to her name. She is 5 feet tall with long gray hair (possibly in a pony tail), and was last seen wearing a solid navy shirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.

 

[dotr]

MD - MD - Judith 'Judy' O'Donnell, 19, Baltimore, 30 Nov 1980

 

[madamx]

MD - MD - Judith 'Judy' O'Donnell, 19, Baltimore, 30 Nov 1980

yes your right I forgot about her too!

 

[madamx]

went missing near morningside park which is not far from west 125th street

The Lost & The Found

David Matthews

Date last seen Dec. 21, 2000
Age last seen 44 years old
Sex Male
Race White
Ethnicity Unsure
Nickname/Alias
Circumstances: Matthews was last seen at approximately 5:30 PM on December 21, 2000 in the New York City borough of Manhattan. He was near Morningside Park at the time of his disappearance.

 

[madamx]

Google Maps

the link above shows the abandoned building the body was found according to the photo the article used.
I started looking.
the google maps link goes as far back as 2009 when it was occupied with stores on the bottom. The top portion of the building looked like it had been boarded up for some time prior to the 2009 google photo.

2011 looks like the stores began to move out
2013 looks like scaffolding was put up.
2016 looks like the scaffolding had netting and a couple of tiers above the scaffolding with what looks like a ladder..this is all behind the netting.
2017 the netting is off and scaffolding is gone.. But there is New wood replaced on some of the windows.. which means at some point those windows did not have anything covering them.. Someone could of gotten in then.. this is just a thought.

 

[madamx]

Complaints By Address

here is a link to nyc dob where it shows some complaints.. including the one of today contractor finding bones

Complaint
Number Address Date
Entered Category Inspection
Date Disposition Status
1484673 54 WEST 125 STREET 07/20/2018 30 07/20/2018 I2 RES
NYPD REPORTED A CONTRACTOR DOING ASBESTOS WORK FOUND BONESNYPD REPORTS THAT BUILDING IS UNSTABLE

1413678 54 WEST 125 STREET 01/06/2016 1Z 12/31/2015 A8 RES
SIDEWALK SHED ILLUMINATION SWEEP

1400618 54 WEST 125 STREET 07/15/2015 05 07/16/2015 A8 RES
POSSIBLE SHED ERECTED WITH OUTCURRENT PERMITS BEI # 6782

1390397 54 WEST 125 STREET 03/03/2015 05 05/23/2015 C2 CLS
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WORK IS BEING DONE WITHOUT A BUILDINGPERMIT..

1107256 54 WEST 125 STREET 05/07/2003 66 06/04/2003 I2 RES
PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT PERMITS CELLAR AND 1ST FL

1107231 54 WEST 125 STREET 05/07/2003 05 05/07/2003 A9 RES
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS WORKING WITHOUT A PERMITWORKING ON THE 1ST FLOOR

1106652 54 WEST 125 STREET 04/22/2003 73 04/30/2003 A9 RES
HOLE IN BASEMENT CEILING

1106654 54 WEST 125 STREET 04/22/2003 73 04/30/2003 A9 RES
NO PROTECTION FOR METAL FLOOR SUPPORTS FOR BASEMENT

1106651 54 WEST 125 STREET 04/22/2003 73 04/28/2003 I2 RES
NO STAIRWAY FROM BASEMENT TO SECOND FLOOR

1102813 54 WEST 125 STREET 12/05/2002 73 12/11/2002 C2 CLS
NO PROTECTION FOR METAL I-BEAM AND COLUMNS

1047929 54 WEST 125 STREET 03/19/1997 43 08/01/1997 I2 RES
FIRE DEPT

1012360 54 WEST 125 STREET 03/28/1991 24 04/23/1991 I2 RES
WORK IS BEING DONE ON THE ROOF AND BRICKS ARE FALLING FROMTHE BUILDING. THERE IS NO SHEDWALK SHED

 

[madamx]

The Lost & The Found

Keyla Contreras
View on NamUs
Date last seen Jan. 13, 2012
Age last seen 19 years old
Sex Female
Race Black/African American
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino
Nickname/Alias
Circumstances: Keyla Contreras, 18, was last seen at her home on Second Avenue, near East 122nd Street at 7 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012.
City last seen East Harlem
County last seen New York
State last seen New York

 

[Bit of hope]

The Lost & The Found

Keyla Contreras
View on NamUs
Date last seen Jan. 13, 2012
Age last seen 19 years old
Sex Female
Race Black/African American
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino
Nickname/Alias
Circumstances: Keyla Contreras, 18, was last seen at her home on Second Avenue, near East 122nd Street at 7 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2012.
City last seen East Harlem
County last seen New York
State last seen New York

Busy bee Madamx. Nicely done. There sure are a lot of "potentials". We have to wait and see if they can find out more about the remains. I think it would be relatively easy to see if we are dealing with a child or an adult. The list of complaints is also interesting in relations to this; construction work without permission. Is there more to know about the circumstances. Were the remains concealed? And where is the rest of the skeleton?

 

[Confusion]

There have been no more remains than just one and a half legs, is that correct?

 

[Bit of hope]

There have been no more remains than just one and a half legs, is that correct?

The workers reportedly found a femur and a leg.

 

[Bit of hope]

The workers reportedly found a femur and a leg.

Reading this back it sound a bit silly that they found a leg (stated in the article) I assume they meant the leg bones.

 

[madamx]

Yeah I know I was actually trying to picture what they found... The reporting is Just slightly vague!!!

 

[madamx]

There have been no more remains than just one and a half legs, is that correct?

Yeah, I don't really know?!

 

[madamx]

Busy bee Madamx. Nicely done. There sure are a lot of "potentials". We have to wait and see if they can find out more about the remains. I think it would be relatively easy to see if we are dealing with a child or an adult. The list of complaints is also interesting in relations to this; construction work without permission. Is there more to know about the circumstances. Were the remains concealed? And where is the rest of the skeleton?

I love NY cases .. especially the ones found in the abandoned buildings.. I don't know why.

 

[dotr]

Human remains found inside abandoned Harlem building: police
"It is not clear when the remains were found, but police said they appeared to be at the location for a long time."
Workers Find Human Leg in Abandoned Building: NYPD

"Police believe the building has been abandoned since 1980. A man who works in the area said a store used to be on the ground floor of the building about six or seven years ago -- but nobody has lived elsewhere in the building for a long time."

 

[madamx]

Busy bee Madamx. Nicely done. There sure are a lot of "potentials". We have to wait and see if they can find out more about the remains. I think it would be relatively easy to see if we are dealing with a child or an adult. The list of complaints is also interesting in relations to this; construction work without permission. Is there more to know about the circumstances. Were the remains concealed? And where is the rest of the skeleton?

Oh and Bit of hope Thank you!

 

[madamx]

Human remains found inside abandoned Harlem building: police
"It is not clear when the remains were found, but police said they appeared to be at the location for a long time."
Workers Find Human Leg in Abandoned Building: NYPD

"Police believe the building has been abandoned since 1980. A man who works in the area said a store used to be on the ground floor of the building about six or seven years ago -- but nobody has lived elsewhere in the building for a long time."

Great find! Oh geeze 1980 that IS a long time. I wonder how long it was Bricked and boarded up. That could possibly help narrow things down.. I think.

I think the only way into the building would be through the front door. Which would be facing the street like the storefronts do. I doubt you can get into the building through the stores. Unless they have a shared basement. I wonder what the back of the building looks like and if it has fire escapes.

I wonder if there are more body parts around in the building or if that leg belongs to any other body part that has been found randomly in the city at one point or another.