The body found inside the trunk of a stolen vehicle in North Philadelphia earlier this week has been identified as a 27-year-old man, police said.

According to police, officers received a 911 call about a suspicious, unattended Dodge Charger on the 200 block of North Bambrey Street on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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Police said when officers went to the scene, they found that the vehicle had been reported stolen and they could smell a strong odor coming from the trunk.

When the trunk of the vehicle was forced open, police said officers discovered a decomposing body wrapped in a sheet.

Medics were called to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased, police said.

Police said

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