More human remains were found near a park in Babylon, Long Island, where Suffolk County Police earlier found two arms and a leg.
An unidentified woman’s head and arm were recovered on the west side of Southards Pond Park Thursday night, authorities confirmed Friday. Her leg was earlier discovered in the area sticking out from a pile of leaves.
Police on Thursday also found a man’s right arm after a young girl on her way to school spotted it near the east side of the park. She notified her father, who then called 911.
During their subsequent search, a canine unit located a second arm belonging to the adult male. His arms were tattooed and at least one hand was missing fingertips.
The investigation is being treated as a homicide.
Suffolk County homicide detective Kevin Beyrer, who also worked on the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, said the severed limbs had probably not been there long.
“Students do come down this block,” he told reporters after the first arm was found Thursday morning. “We’ll check with people to see if it was seen yesterday, but it does appear recent.”
Investigators continued searching the 19-acre park on Friday.
“We might find the remainder of the body, we might not,” Beyrer told News12.
One local resident told that outlet that he didn’t believe what happened in the park — which is flanked by schools — is representative of the community.
The Town of Babylon is home to nearly 220,000 residents and calls itself “one of the more culturally mixed municipalities” on Long Island. It includes Amityville, Lindenhurst, Copiague and Gilgo Beach.
Southards Pond Park is a fishing destination located fewer than 50 miles east of New York City. It’s closed from dusk to dawn.
