Bloody clothes found in Broward may be tied to body parts in Miami
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the discovery of a bag of bloody clothes near the shore in Pompano Beach. Miami Police have joined the investigation to see if this find has a connection with the body parts discovered in bags near North Miami Wednesday morning.
A day after two bags of body parts were recovered from Biscayne Bay, detectives from Miami headed to Pompano Beach to find out if there was a connection. Miami Police Detective Fernando Bosch said the bag found in Broward County on Thursday with the clothes inside of it resembles the same bag found near North Bay Village on Wednesday with the body parts. "It's a black plastic bag, and the one we found yesterday is a black plastic bag, so they are similar," he said.
Just Thursday morning, police identified the body parts as belonging to 21-year-old Osben Laparra, a Miami resident and a native of Guatemala.
A private cleaning crew contracted by Pompano Beach were out cleaning the beach off of A1A and Atlantic Boulevard when they discovered the bag of bloody clothes at about 7:43 a.m. The employees notified a Pompano Beach Parking Enforcement employee who was in a nearby parking lot.
BSO's crime scene and aggravated felonies detectives responded and contacted the City of Miami Police Department regarding the discovery.
At around noon, two more crime scenes popped up in both Broward and Miami-Dade, which bared more similarities, but police have not verified any connections yet in those cases.
The first reported scene popped up about 40 miles south from Pompano Beach where more body parts were discovered floating off Bicentennial Park in Miami.
Meanwhile in Coral Springs, BSO investigators set up a command post just west of the Sawgrass Expressway and south of Atlantic Boulevard where a large bag was found wrapped in duct tape near the Sawgrass Expressway with something "decomposing" inside of it.
Investigators had the bomb squad come out to scan the bag to see if it contained any kinds of remains. Police determined the contents were not human but have not pinpointed exactly what kind of remains are inside.
Again, police have not said whether these two last discoveries are related to Laparra's death. In the meantime, if you have any information that can assist police, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.
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