"It's like something off a TV series," remarked one Salford resident after hearing that human remains had been found around the corner from his home.
A horrified dog walker had uncovered a package containing body parts at Linnyshaw Colliery Woods, in Walkden, on Saturday evening.
A mile down the road at Blackleach Reservoir, another grim discovery was about to be made by police divers. The two beauty spots were swiftly cordoned off by police as search teams worked throughout the night.
By Sunday morning, four separate cordons were in place across Greater Manchester - at a country park, a house, a commercial unit and woodland. READ MORE: Charlie Millers fought every day, then he was let down The widespread police activity was part of a murder investigation launched after a human torso was found wrapped in multiple sheets of cellophane at Kersal Dale in Salford on April 4.
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