At least one person has been arrested in connection with human body parts found in a Long Island park last week, investigators told NBC New York on Tuesday.
Details of the suspect and charges have not been disclosed, but two people familiar with the case told the news station that investigators are looking into whether the motive for the incident was a love triangle.
Two sources said the suspect allegedly chopped up his girlfriend and the man he believed she had cheated on him with. It is unclear at this time whether anyone else helped dispose of the man's body.
Homicide detectives raided a home on Railroad Avenue in Amityville on Tuesday morning, NBC New York reported. The house is about a 15-minute drive from Suthers Pond Park in Babylon Village, where six body parts were recovered.
State police confirmed they helped investigate a separate crime scene in connection with the incident at Bethpage State Park, about a 10-minute drive from Railroad Avenue, the news station said.
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office declined to confirm any arrests or searches, writing in an email that “we do not have any updates regarding the incident at this time.”
A student walking to school Thursday morning discovered a “severed left arm” in Suthers Pond Park. When police were called, they found the dead dog's leg and other arm at the scene.
The head, part of a leg, and a third arm were later recovered from the park. His body parts appear to have been recently discarded.
Investigators believe the body parts belong to at least one man and one woman. DNA testing is being conducted to determine the identity of the victim. Gang-related activities are also not excluded.
