Dead Woman Found Stuffed in Duffel Bag

A gruesome discovery in the Kensington section of the city early Monday morning has sparked a police investigation.

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Investigators say the body of a 23-year-old woman was found inside a duffel bag on the 2200 block of North 3rd Street around 5:45 a.m. A man was looking through trash outside a building on 2224 N. 3rd Street when he discovered the woman's body wrapped in a trash bag and stuffed inside the duffel bag.

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Police also say a burning car was found on the 1600 block of S. Bambrey Street in South Philadelphia around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning that may be connected to the unidentified woman's death.

According to NBC10 sources, the car is a 2011 Toyota registered to Lorenzo Araujo of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Officials have not yet determined the cause of death or how long the body was inside the bag.

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