Editorial photo #11951658 Crime, Law and Justice
Building Superintendent Jose Portillo Murdered And His Body Stuffed Into Garbage Bags As He Attempted To Collect Late Rent In Kew Gardens Hills Queens New York City
NYPD Police Crime Scene Unit investigators respond to photograph, mark, and collect evidence at 137-17 70th Avenue after police find a man's body reported to be stuffed into garbage bags under a bed in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, United States, on January 16, 2025. The bed where the body is found is marked with evidence markers. The 55-year-old man, identified as Jose Portillo, is discovered after NYPD responds to an apartment building at 137-17 70th Avenue for a welfare check after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and Jose Portillo is pronounced dead at the scene as he attempts to collect late rent. The Medical Examiner deems the incident a homicide. A 48-year-old woman, Sandra Coto Navarro, who lives at the address where the murder takes place, is arrested by the NYPD and charged Thursday with second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto)
