After media speculation about a dismembered body found on a beach in Queens on Friday, CNBC and other outlets, citing “police sources,” are saying the remains “may be” those of Emmy-winning Irish filmmaker Ross McDonnell, 44.
Police have not yet publicly confirmed or denied those reports. McDonnell has been missing since November 4, when he went for a bike ride in his Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
His bike was later found locked up at Fort Tilden Beach in Queens. That’s a mile or two away from Breezy Point Beach, where the headless and armless body was found on Friday.
McDonnell’s friends reportedly later found some of his clothes on the beach, and the thought is he might have gone swimming.
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