Woman’s remains found in black plastic bag in Brooklyn basement: sources
Feb 01, 2026
A woman’s remains were found inside a black plastic bag in the basement of a Brooklyn apartment building, police and sources said Sunday.
Officers responding to a 911 call made the grisly discovery around 9:38 a.m. in the building at the corner of Bushwick Ave. and Seigel St. in East Williamsburg,
according to police.
Cops were first alerted to the remains by a NYCHA employee, according to PIX11.
Police are investigating. There were no immediate arrests in the case.
The Chief Medical Examiner’s office will determine the woman’s cause of death.
Her identity has not been released as cops attempt to notify her family.
The woman appeared to be between 50 and 60 years old, ABC News reported. The NYPD could not immediately confirm her approximate age.
The building was the scene of a gruesome double murder in 2008 when a woman was fatally shot by her abusive boyfriend, who was then fatally shot by the woman’s father in revenge, the Daily News previously reported.
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