Human Remains Found Wrapped in Sleeping Bag and Left Out for Trash Pickup in NYC

Human Remains Found Wrapped in Sleeping Bag and Left Out for Trash Pickup in NYC
Police tape secures a crime scene outside a club after a shooting in New York City in a file photo. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Decomposing human remains have been found wrapped in a sleeping bag and left out on the sidewalk for trash collection in Manhattan, New York City police said Saturday.

The grisly discovery happened around 5 p.m. on Friday after police received reports of a suspicious package with a foul smell outside of a building in the Kips Bay neighborhood.