HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — Suffolk County police have identified a woman whose body was found in a suitcase Tuesday in a wooded area on Long Island, authorities announced on Thursday.
Seikeya Jones, 31, who is undomiciled, has been identified as the person found in a suitcase in the wooded Huntington area on Sept. 3, according to Suffolk County officials.
A resident made the gruesome discovery in the thicket adjacent to 320 Nassau Rd. shortly before noon, police said Wednesday.
The resident smelled a foul odor and saw a swarm of flies, leading them to the suitcase with a foot sticking out of it, according to police and witnesses.
The cause of death is still being determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.