{"id":120901,"date":"2026-02-03T02:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120901\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:56:09","slug":"mother-of-four-found-dismembered-in-brooklyn-apartment-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/120901\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother of four found dismembered in Brooklyn apartment building"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A murder mystery is unfolding in Brooklyn as the victim\u2019s husband says he is desperately trying to identify who she was with in a Facebook video she posted shortly before her death.<\/p>\n

Michelle Montgomery, a 39-year-old mother of four, was found dismembered inside a Williamsburg apartment building.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFind out what really happened,\u201d Anthony Echevarria said. \u201cThat could be the biggest help to bring the dude that chopped up my wife to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montgomery\u2019s decapitated body was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Sunday inside a bag in the compactor room at the Borinquen Houses, according to police sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God, who could do something like that to another person?\u201d questioned Celeste Turner, who has lived in the victim\u2019s Gowanus apartment building for many years.<\/p>\n

According to Montgomery\u2019s final Facebook post at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, she was last seen dancing at Mama Tacos. Friends who reviewed the video believe she appears to be partying with at least two other people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no idea who that is,\u201d a longtime friend wondered. \u201cUsually when she goes out, she tags who she\u2019s with.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Echevarria said he does not know which friends Montgomery went out with or how she ended up dead inside the public housing complex. He said the most difficult moment was having to deliver the news to their children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even think they believe that this is really happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Montgomery is remembered as a devoted mother who worked overnight shifts at Amazon. The couple had welcomed a baby boy just 10 months ago, and those close to her say she appeared happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sad for the children,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n

When asked if there was ever trouble she spoke about, \u201cnot at all,\u201d a friend said, who described the news as \u201ccompletely shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is determining the cause and manner of her death. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n

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