{"id":120258,"date":"2026-02-02T17:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120258\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:48:27","slug":"workers-discover-womans-remains-inside-bag-in-basement-of-brooklyn-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120258\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers discover woman’s remains inside bag in basement of Brooklyn building"},"content":{"rendered":"

A victim has been identified after a woman’s remains were found in Brooklyn on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

A janitor made the discovery just after 9:30 a.m. in the basement of the building at The Borinquen Public Houses at 330 Bushwick Avenue in Williamsburg.<\/p>\n

NYCHA workers in the lower level found a bag suspiciously heavy, so they opened it and looked inside — that is when they found a body in pieces.<\/p>\n

On Monday, officials identified the victim as 39-year-old Michelle Montgomery.<\/p>\n

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Detectives were going around floor-by-floor looking for information.<\/p>\n

There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n

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