A woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Greenwich, Conn., was identified Thursday as a missing 24-year-old from Westchester, police said.
Valerie Reyes was last seen on Jan. 29 and was reported missing the next day when she didn’t show up to work, according to the Hartford Courant.
The family of the New Rochelle woman was notified of her death on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Reyes’ clothed body was discovered by highway workers inside a large suitcase that was tossed on Glenville Road in the ritzy town.
Police said her hands and feet were bound.
An autopsy was conducted Wednesday, though details on how she died have not yet been released.
“They are obviously devastated by the loss of Valerie and our heartfelt condolences go out to them,” Greenwich police said in a statement.
Reyes took her iPhone, iPad, clothes and bedsheets before vanishing, LoHud.com reported.
Meanwhile, the Courant reported that an unidentified highway worker took photos of Reyes’ body and the crime scene.
“It’s an egregious lack of judgment and sensitivity to the situation,” said Peter Tesei, a Greenwich first selectman who also serves as police commissioner. “That’s someone’s wife, daughter, sister. To have done something like that shows a disregard for the decedent and their loved ones. It really is unconscionable.”