Woman’s body found inside bag sitting on a St. Louis street, leaving neighbors stunned

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Metropolitan police are continuing to investigate after neighbors found a woman’s body in a bag, stuffed inside a tote in the 4900 block of Harney Avenue Sunday afternoon.

It was discovered just blocks from Bellefontaine Cemetery. It’s the second set of human remains found in North City in less than a week.

“It is heartbreaking that an individual could be treated and left like that,” said St. Louis police spokesperson Mitch McCoy at a news conference Monday. He said that an autopsy was being conducted to determine how she died, who left her there and what crimes were committed…

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