Ivelisse Lugo, 51, of the 5900 block of Elsinore Street was reported as missing at 8:15 a.m., Philadelphia Police detailed in a release on Saturday, Oct. 26.
She was thought to be “in the company of her estranged husband, who owns a 2006 Chevy Express van with Pennsylvania license plate #ZRR-4023, with a cross on the rear door,” the police wrote in the initial release.
But later that day, “officers returned to the residence, where they located the victim in the garage, wrapped in a blanket and towel,” the police wrote in a follow-up release on Sunday, Oct. 27. Lugo was pronounced dead by medics at 4:21 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Her cause of death has not been released, but the manner was a homicide, according to the police.
The scene is secured, but no arrests were mane and no weapons have been recovered.
An investigation by the Homicide Unit is ongoing.
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334 or the PPD tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).