Disturbing news out of New York... In Queens, a mother who disappeared last week was found dead inside the trunk of her own car: Missing Mother of 3 Found Strangled in Trunk of Her Own Car, Sources Say.
42-year-old Young Joo Byun, a former missionary and mother of three, was discovered strangled in a plastic garbage bag inside the trunk of her blue Honda Civic parked in Woodside. The Chief Medical Examiner's Office says she died of compression to the neck and chest, and ruled her death a homicide.
Byun had been missing since last Friday after leaving her nightshift job:
Byun was last seen about 4:30 a.m. Friday when she left her nightshift job at a food-supply warehouse on 55th Avenue, near 44th Street, in Maspeth, cops and coworkers said. She had lots of baked goods in her car, leading cops to suspect that she was going to meet someone, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday.More here: Woman Found Slain In Trunk Of Car In Woodside, Queens.
Authorities were looking for a man Byun was dating recently and wanted to question him, sources said.
Byun's ex-husband has been cleared as a suspect, but police are reportedly lookin to talk to a recent boyfriend. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP57, or nypdcrimestoppers.com.