Identity of body found stuffed inside LI suitcase revealed — but mystery remains
Police have identified human remains found stuffed in a suitcase and discarded on Long Island on Tuesday as a 31-year-old woman.
The decaying remains of Seikeya Jones were discovered in the luggage next to an apartment complex in Huntington Station after locals complained of a foul odor, the Suffolk County Police Department confirmed in a press release on Thursday.
Her cause of death will be determined by an autopsy conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office as a mystery remains about what happened to her — and who dragged her body to the spot where she was found.
Jones was reported missing Aug. 16 and was last seen near Fifth Avenue in Huntington Station, according to police.
Cops made the grisly discovery after responding to a call of “suspicious activity” in a wooded area off Nassau Road.
The suitcase was found deeper in a wooded area near the apartment complex.
Police are still investigating how long it was there for or how long ago Jones had been dead.
The harrowing discovery left residents of the New York City suburb shocked as they watched law enforcement swarm the neighborhood on Tuesday.
“You would never think that something like that would happen in your building or around your building,” neighbor Flavio Ribadeneyra told News12 Long Island.
