12/28/2022
Police made the “gruesome, tragic discovery of a dead body in a freezer box in the basement,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
Police taped off the sidewalk in front of a home along the 1200 block of Snyder Avenue after a person was found dead face down in the icebox.
Family members of two men had gone to the home to check on the men, Small said. They found a large amount of blood in the home and then called police.
Investigators weren’t sure exactly who the person in the freezer was, but a father and son — who haven’t been heard from recently — are known the frequent the home, Small said.
Police investigated a white SUV parked outside the home that is believed to belong to the one of the men.
There were no signs of forced entry and it wasn’t clear how long the body was in the home, Small said.
Friday afternoon, police announced there was a “person of interest” in custody in connection to the incident which they referred to as a “homicide by stabbing.”
No one has been charged however.
Police continue to speak with the victim’s family members.
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