Crime & Safety
Body Found in Suitcase Stabbed, Beaten to Death
The body of a Philadelphia man was stuffed in a suitcase and discovered Thursday near the international airport.
A 40-year-old man found in a suitcase near the Philadelphia International Airport died from blunt force injuries and a stab wound to the neck, the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s office told Philly.com.
A man walking his dog in Tinicum Township near the airport Thursday discovered the suitcase and body of Scott Stephen Bernheisel, according to NBC-10.
Bernheisel death has been ruled a homicide, Philly.com reports, and the circumstances remain under investigation.
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Police ask that anyone with information about the killing contact Detective Sgt. William Gordon at 610-891-4703, or Sgt. James Simpkins at 610-521-3830.
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