More remains have been found and at least one arrest was made in connection with an investigation into body parts belonging to at least two victims found last week at a Long Island park near an elementary school, according to a source close to the investigation.
Two sources familiar with the matter say they are looking into whether a love triangle was the motive. At least one person was taken into custody on Tuesday, law enforcement sources told NBC New York, though they have not been yet formally charged.
Homicide investigators spent Tuesday morning searching three different locations for additional remains: Bethpage State Park, a wooded area in West Babylon, and a home on Railroad Avenue in Amityville. The latter two searches were not far from Southards Park Pond in Babylon Village, where a total of six body parts had been recovered since kids walking to school found the first limb Thursday morning.
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While nothing was uncovered at the Amityville home, remains were uncovered in the wooded area on Lakeway Drive in West Babylon, as well as at Bethpage State Park (which is considerably further away from Babylon than Amityville), according to Suffolk County police.
The remains found in both locations are believed to belong to the same victims from the Feb. 29 discovery. One of the victims, a 59-year-old woman, has been identified, though police are withholding her name until next of kin is notified. The other victim, a 53-year-old man, has been tentatively identified, police said.
It it believed that the two victims lived together, with their last known address in Yonkers, according to Suffolk police. It was unclear when they last lived there, however.
Police said the deaths appear to stem from an isolated incident, and there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Investigators believe the body parts found in Southards Pond Park weren't there very long; they also believe a car was involved in the dumping.
An arm, the head and parts of a right leg and left leg belong to an adult woman who police are working to identify. Two previously recovered arms are those of a man, and police indicated it is believed they belong to the same individual.
Police didn't immediately provide any further information on the limbs found, hoping that testing the DNA and examining tattoos on one of the male arms could lead to an identification. Gang-related activity has not been ruled out.
