NYPD says woman found in trash bag in East Harlem died of a drug overdose

Police said on Thursday that the woman found in a garbage bag on an East Harlem sidewalk on Monday died of a drug overdose, though detectives were still investigating who brought her there.

Bonnie Schulman-Rice, 35, was discovered wrapped in a black plastic bag at East 124th Street and Park Avenue – steps from the elevated Metro-North Railroad tracks, according to the NYPD.

A passerby notified the MTA police, who called NYPD officers over to investigate at around 6:30 p.m…

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