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Dead Woman Found In Garbage Bag In Manhattan, Police Say

Unidentified woman with head trauma found dead in plastic bag on East Harlem street; police and medical examiner investigating cause of death and identity.

  • On Monday evening, police are investigating the homicide of an unidentified woman found wrapped in a plastic bag at East 124th Street and Park Avenue, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City.
  • A person looking for bottles first noticed the suspicious bag after feeling it wasn’t bottles, and MTA officers then alerted the NYPD around 6:33 p.m. on Oct. 27.
  • EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene, with responders reporting a lot of blood and obvious head trauma on the wrapped body among trash.
  • Police say the investigation remains ongoing as NYPD investigators work to determine the woman's unknown age and identity, while the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducts an autopsy.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or 888-57-PISTA; tips can be submitted online or on X @NYPDTips, officials said calls are confidential.
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PIX 11 broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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