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by Jesse Bunch Published Sept. 17, 2025, 11:06 a.m. ET

Police discovered a decomposing body in the trunk of a stolen car in North Philadelphia on Tuesday, law enforcement officials said.

Officers responded to the 2000 block of North Bambrey Street around 9 p.m. after neighbors reported strong odors coming from a Dodge Challenger parked on the street, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.

Small said there was a “strong odor of a decomposing body” coming from the trunk of the car, which the fire department assisted in prying open.

The body was wrapped in an “unknown material” and leaking fluid, he said.

Medical examiners are expected to examine the corpse Wednesday to determine the age, race, and gender, and whethe

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