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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)
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| Photo ID | #11951997 |
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| Date Taken | |
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| Photographer | Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto |
| Category | Crime, Law and Justice |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto |
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