3 people charged after woman's decomposed body was found in plastic bin in the Bronx

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
3 charged after body found inside bin in the Bronx
Three people have been charged with concealing of a human corpse after the discovery of a semi-decomposed body of a woman inside a plastic bin in the Bronx.

WAKEFIELD, The Bronx (WABC) -- Police have charged three people in connection to the horrifying discovery of a semi-decomposed body found inside a bin last month.

On Wednesday, officers arrested and charged Gilree Scott, 67, Dorine Plowden, 62, and Maxine Rodriguez, 59, with concealment of a human corpse.

Officers found the body of 31-year-old Lauri Duffy inside a plastic bin on Edison Avenue in the Wakefield section of the Bronx.

The discovery was made along a tree-lined path.

Her cause of death has not yet been released by the Medical Examiner.

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