UPDATE: What The Woman Found In Suitcases Floating In Delray Beach Intracoastal May Have Looked Like

by News Desk | Jul 22, 2023 · 7:45 am | Delray Beach News

Woman Found In Suitcases Floating In Delray Beach Intracoastal May Look Like This

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Multiple Suitcases Containing Woman's Body Parts Found Near Intracoastal Waterway In Delray Beach

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Delray Beach Police Arrest Man Who Murdered Wife, Left Dismembered Body In Intracoastal

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Delray Beach Police say that the woman is still unidentified. The 3d rendering of Jane Doe is a product of a Forensic Artist with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Imaging Unit.

Delray Beach PD is asking anyone who may know anything about this woman to please contact Detective Mike Liberta who can be reached at 561-243-7874. DBPD says that no piece of information is too small.

Investigators say the woman was wearing an outfit similar to the image below:

Body Found Along Intracoastal Waterway In Delray Beach - What She Was Wearing
Body Found Along Intracoastal Waterway In Delray Beach - What She Was Wearing

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Delray Beach Police have reported the victim is a middle-aged woman who may have had tattooed eyebrows. Investigators say the woman was wearing a floral tank top when her body was discovered.

Originally reported by Boca Post

Woman Found Dead, Dismembered In Delray Beach Intracoastal
Woman Found Dead, Dismembered In Delray Beach Intracoastal

DELRAY BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2023) — Delray Beach Police are investigating the homicide of a woman after finding multiple suitcases containing her body parts along the Intracoastal waterway in on Friday afternoon.

According to Delray Beach Police, 9-1-1 received a call just after 4 PM, on Friday, July 21st, 2023, regarding a suspicious item left in the water along the Intracoastal waterway near the 1000 block of Palm Trail in Delray Beach.

First arriving officers located a suitcase that contained human remains. Upon further investigation, 2 other suitcases, also containing human remains, were located along the Intracoastal waterway near SE 7th Ave and Casuarina Road.

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Investigators tell Boca Post that the remains are that of an unidentified adult female. The medical examiner is currently working to determine the cause of death; however, DBPD is treating the case as a homicide investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Det. Mike Liberta at 561-243-7874. 

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