The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, 65, who was ...

The suspect allegedly made statements linking himself to the crime, apparently describing it as the result of an ongoing dispute over food.

The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit pulled the remains out of the river near Governor's Island around 5:30 p.m.

A human torso was found inside a suitcase that was floating in the East River near Governor’s Island on Wednesday evening, according to cops and law enforcement sources. A passing vessel spotted ...