A woman’s body found in broad daylight beneath a Bronx overpass has turned a busy stretch of the Cross Bronx Expressway into a crime scene, as detectives work to piece together how she ended up there.
Police discovered the woman Wednesday beneath the Webster Avenue overpass where it crosses the Cross Bronx in Tremont, near the sidewalk. Emergency medical workers pronounced her dead at the scene, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is now tasked with determining her cause and manner of death.
Scene and first response
According to News 12, officers found the woman just before 12:40 p.m., and EMS confirmed she had died on the sidewalk beneath the overpass. Investigators spent hours canvassing the area and pulling surveillance video from nearby businesses, looking for anything that might explain how she arrived at that spot.
Dragged from a block away, sources say
The New York Daily News reports that law enforcement sources told investigators the woman’s body appeared to have been dragged from behind Casa del Mar Hall, roughly a block from where officers ultimately found her. The same report says a passerby flagged down police after spotting feet sticking out from under a sheet, an account that officials had not publicly confirmed.
Investigation status
Authorities are still working to identify the woman and have not announced any arrests or an official finding that foul play was involved, per News 12. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will carry out the examination needed to formally establish how and why she died.
Where this fits
Cases involving bodies discovered under highway structures have surfaced in recent months, underscoring how these out-of-the-way spaces can conceal deaths from public view. A recent report detailed a decomposed body found beneath a BQE overpass in Queens, turning that site into an active crime scene and highlighting similar concerns.
How to help
Anyone with information about the Webster Avenue case is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling 1-800-577-TIPS or through the program’s website, according to the City of New York. Investigators are especially interested in any surveillance footage from around Webster Avenue near midday on Wednesday that could help track the woman’s final movements.
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