While the 39-year-old mom’s death was first investigated as a homicide, detectives later determined that she fell into the compactor in an attempt to retrieve something that fell into a ...

A woman whose remains were found in a trash compactor in the basement of a public housing building in Brooklyn this month most likely died after slipping down a garbage chute and into the compactor.

Michelle Montgomery, 39, likely tumbled into the trash chute while trying to retrieve her purse on Jan. 31, police sources said.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WKRC) - A 39-year-old mother of four whose remains were found in a Brooklyn trash compactor likely died in an accident after falling headfirst down a garbage chute, police said.

It’s so cruel,” victim Michelle Montgomery’s cousin told the. “What could she have possibly did for you to chop her up?” ...

A MOM-OF-FOUR was crushed to death in a trash compactor, cops have revealed, after finding chopped-up body parts in bags. Officers from the New York Police Department have given a grim update into ...

Michelle Montgomery, 39, is now believed to have fallen into the garbage chute to her death.