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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 bring out evidence boxes and evidence bags at 137-17 70th Avenue after police find a man's body reportedly stuffed into garbage bags under a bed in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, United States, on January 16, 2025. 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. 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)

Photo ID	#11951982
Date Taken	16 January 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto
Category	Crime, Law and Justice
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto

NYPD Police Crime Scene Investigators Evidence Boxes Bags 137-17 70th Avenue Man's Body Garbage Bags Under a Bed Kew Gardens Hills Queens New York United States January 16 2025 Jose Portillo Welfare Check Apartment Building Pronounced Dead Medical Examiner Homicide Sandra Coto Navarro Arrested Second Degree Murder Tampering Physical Evidence Fourth Degree Criminal Possession Weapon Kyle Mazza NurPhoto.