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Body found beyond recognition in vacant Queens lot: officials

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JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) — A trash-filled vacant lot in Jamaica is at the center of an investigation after officials say a body was found burned beyond recognition. Police were called to the overgrown property on Hillside Avenue and 139th Street Thursday evening after police were notified that a body…

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Burned body found in cluttered lot in Jamaica, Queens: sources (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Sources told Eyewitness News that the body was found burned and charred near 139th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica.

  2. Pix11

    Burned body found in Queens, sources say (opens Pix11)

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    QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- An investigation is ongoing after a body was discovered in Queens on Thursday afternoon. Police say a caller reported the body at around 4:22 p.m. near 139th Street and Hillside Avenue. EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the individual dead.

  3. New York Post

    Burned corpse mysteriously found at vacant NYC lot: cops, sources (opens New York Post)

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    The body appeared “charred,” and investigators believe it had been there for a while, the sources said.

  4. Pix11

    Body found beyond recognition in vacant Queens lot: officials (opens Pix11)

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    JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) — A trash-filled vacant lot in Jamaica is at the center of an investigation after officials say a body was found burned beyond recognition. Police were called to the overgrown property on Hillside Avenue and 139th Street Thursday evening after police were notified that a body…

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