Cops Say Very Little At Monday Afternoon News Conference. Ask Area Residents, Businesses To Review Security Cams For People With Suitcases.
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Delray Beach Police officials said very little during a Monday afternoon news conference held to share information about the woman whose remains were found in three suitcases floating on the Intracoastal. An Investigator involved with the case spent wouldn’t answer questions about what body parts were found in the suitcases, or how the woman was killed.
“That’s sensitive cases information that I won’t answer at this time,” said Investigator Casey Kelly, who would only offer very general answers to very generic questions.
Investigator Kelly said that he wouldn’t discount the possibility that the suitcases entered in the Intracoastal in another county, but was focused on the suitcases entering the water in the greater Delray Beach area — within roughly a mile of the where the bags were found in the area of the Intracoastal and Casurina Road. He asked anyone with a surveillance camera in the area to review footage for someone moving multiple suitcases.
The victim is identified as a woman, 33 years of age to 55 years of age, of Latin or Caucasian decent. She was likely 5’4” and was placed into the suitcases with a floral top that was apparently made the Betzabe brand which was identified as a Brazilian company. It’s believed she entered the water between Monday, July 17th, and early the morning of July 20th. The remains were in the early stages of decomposition at the time they were recovered.
Anyone with information is asked to call Delray Beach Police Detective Mike Liberta at 561-243-7874. The following is the information previously released by Delray Beach Police to BocaNewsNow.com.
“Delray Beach police are asking for the public’s help with information related to a homicide. On Friday, July 21st, police responded to the 1000-block of Palm Trail after a person called 911 and reported seeing something strange in the intracoastal waterway. Delray Beach police detectives found a suitcase in the water with human remains inside. A short time later, two other suitcases were also found with human remains at nearby locations along the intracoastal (SE 7th Avenue and Casuarina Road). It appears to be the remains of an adult female. The victim was taken to the medical examiner’s office for further examination. Update: The victim is a w
hite or hispanic middle aged woman with brown hair and approximately 5’4″ tall. She may have had tattooed eyebrows and was wearing a floral tank top with a black undershirt and black mid-thigh shorts. The pattern on the floral shirt is provided in the attached photo.”
