The torso of 65-year-old Edwin Echevarria was found in a sleeping bag in a suitcase floating in the river. Police have arrested his partner's son.

The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, 65, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller.

A man was charged with second-degree murder after his reported roommate's remains turned up in a suitcase on the East River.New York police said they retrieved

The NYPD Harbor Unit spotted a suitcase containing the remains of Edwin Echevarria, 65, on Feb. 5. EMS personnel pronounced Echevarria dead at Pier 16, where the suitcase was transported. Millet allegedly made statements linking himself to the crime,

A New York man has been charged with murder after his 65-year-old roommate's torso was discovered in a suitcase floating in the East River earlier this month. On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 5, the NYPD Harbor Unit made a grisly discovery when it fished a suitcase out of the East River near Governor’s Island and discovered a human torso inside,