Police are currently investigating a Harlem neighborhood after a passerby found a dead woman stuffed into a suitcase near Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem. Around 12:15 a.m. the witness saw a leg sticking out of the bag, and police said she looks to be black and in her 20s or 30s. She was also found to have head trauma, but a medical examiner will determine the official cause of death. Police have yet to release the woman's identity.
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