Coverage dated February 18, 2024 to February 20, 2024

Subway may have dragged human leg from Manhattan to Bronx, source says

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The leg was found on the tracks in the Bronx over the weekend. Here's the latest on the investigation.

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New York Post
Disembodied leg found on NYC subway tracks sparks gruesome mystery: cops (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 18, 2024
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The body part was discovered just after 1 p.m. Saturday on the roadbed between the 167th and 170th Street on the No. 4 line, authorities said.
amNewYork
Severed human leg found on Bronx subway tracks (opens amNewYork)
Published Feb 18, 2024
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A severed human leg was recovered by police from elevated subway tracks in the Bronx on Saturday.
ABC 7 New York
Investigation underway after human leg found on subway tracks in the Bronx (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Feb 18, 2024
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Police are investigating the discovery of a human leg found along the No. 4 subway line in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon.
NBC New York
Human leg found on subway track bed in NYC (opens NBC New York)
Published Feb 18, 2024
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The NYPD said a human leg was found around 1 p.m. Saturday in the Concourse neighborhood.
Blaze Media
Severed human leg found on subway in the Bronx, NYPD says (opens Blaze Media)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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A subway operator found a severed human leg on the tracks in the Bronx borough, according to the New York Police Department. The leg was found on Saturday afternoon at about 1 p.m. on the northbound No. 4 subway line between 170th and 167th streets in the neighborhood of Mount Eden, according to p..
The Guardian
Mystery surrounds origin of human leg found on New York subway (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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Disembodied limb recovered from track bed of 4 line in the Bronx in latest troubling incident on mass transit system
New York Post
Mystery of disembodied leg found on NYC subway tracks likely solved — with a grisly explanation that’s not a crime: sources (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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Investigators may have pieced together the story behind a missing human leg found on a subway track in the Bronx over the weekend.
NBC Chicago
Human leg found on New York subway tracks (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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The NYPD said a human leg was found around 1 p.m. Saturday in the Concourse neighborhood.
KYMA Yuma
Human remains found on subway track in New York (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating after a human leg was found on subway tracks in the Bronx on Saturday.
NBC News
Human leg found abandoned on New York Subway track (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 19, 2024
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A human leg has been found abandoned on a New York subway track, police said, sparking an investigation into who it once belonged to and how they lost it.
The Daily Caller
Human Leg Found On Subway Track In New York City (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Feb 20, 2024
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A human leg was found abandoned on a New York subway track Saturday, according to local reports
Fox News
Severed human leg found on NYC subway tracks in Bronx: police (opens Fox News)
Published Feb 20, 2024
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MTA workers found a severed human leg on subway tracks in the Bronx believed to be partial remains of a man found dead days earlier at least 9 miles away after he was hit by a train.
FOX 5 New York
How a severed leg ended up on subway tracks in the Bronx (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Feb 20, 2024
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The severed human leg was discovered by MTA workers in the path of a "4" train between the 167th St. stop and 170th St. stop, according to reports.
NBC New York
Subway may have dragged human leg from Manhattan to Bronx, source says (opens NBC New York)
Published Feb 20, 2024
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The leg was found on the tracks in the Bronx over the weekend. Here's the latest on the investigation.