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Body found in suitcase floating in Lake Merritt [CA] identified
www.ktvu.com ^
| November 15, 2023
| By Henry Lee and Aja Seldon
Posted on 12/13/2023 11:49:55 AM PST by Red Badger
OAKLAND, Calif. - The victim whose remains were discovered inside a suitcase floating in Oakland's Lake Merritt has been identified.
The body found last month was 23-year-old Gabriel Gomez Raymundo, the Oakland Police Department announced Wednesday.
Raymundo's body was found inside a dark-colored suitcase located on the edge of Lake Merritt near Lakeshore and Hanover Avenues on Oct. 31.
Authorities have not revealed how long the suitcase had been in the water, but they have classified the case as a homicide.
Oakland police investigators have limited details about the victim and are appealing to the community to share information such as where the victim worked and lived.
Investigators are also urging people to come forward with tips regarding the circumstances surrounding the young man's death.
The police department and Crime Stoppers of Oakland, are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.
A group of volunteers from the Lake Merritt Institute made the grim discovery while cleaning the area around 11 a.m. on Halloween.
"I wasn't shocked, but I was surprised it was a body in there," said Kevin Shomo, one of the volunteers.
Shomo said they attempted to lift the suitcase out of the water.
"We grabbed one end and we realized it was too heavy. So we pulled it close enough to us and we said, 'Oh wow, this thing is heavy' so we unzipped it and that's what we found," he said.
Shomo said it appeared the victim was crammed inside the suitcase in a fetal position.
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Outdoors; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ajaseldon; americantourister; baggageclaim; california; gabrielgomezraymundo; henrylee; homicide; kevinshomo; lakemerritt; oakland; worstmagictrickever
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Carrion Luggage Ping!.......................
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posted on
12/13/2023 11:50:17 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Not quite a month old. Get back in a few days!
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posted on
12/13/2023 11:52:12 AM PST
by
sasquatch
To: Red Badger
Fetal position
Crammed
Humor
Ps
Could have been pieces
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posted on
12/13/2023 11:52:54 AM PST
by
Firehath
(Quackery - An irrelevant simplification / undetected Complex problem - attacking symptoms)
To: Red Badger
Melanie McGuire is still serving her life sentence at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, New Jersey.
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posted on
12/13/2023 11:53:35 AM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Red Badger
Must I be the man in a suitcase
Is it me, the man with the stranger’s face
Must I be the man in a suitcase
To: Red Badger
Authorities have not revealed how long the suitcase had been in the water, but they have classified the case as a homicide. Apparently the deceased was NOT an associate of the Clintons, otherwise it would a suicide.
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posted on
12/13/2023 11:59:33 AM PST
by
Bernard
(We honor veterans who fought to keep this country from turning into what it now is. --Argus Hamilton)
To: Steely Tom
in Clinton, New Jersey......................
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:03:47 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Steely Tom
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:04:08 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:04:33 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
To: Red Badger
Carrion luggage. Wow. Hahaha nice one
To: Red Badger
They suspect homicide, huh?
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:08:27 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: Fledermaus
Could have been a suicide, all he’d have to do was climb into a suitcase, and get it into the lake.
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:09:14 PM PST
by
dblshot
To: Red Badger
She doesn’t look quite as sweet as she did eighteen years ago.
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:09:37 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: SunkenCiv
They only suspect it.
Not certain, mind you.................
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:10:44 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Authorities have not revealed how long the suitcase had been in the water, but they have classified the case as a homicide. That's some outstanding investigative work there...
To: dblshot
Or accidental drawing while practicing his Houdini act.
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:13:11 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
To: Red Badger
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:15:02 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Seems to be a common trait for murderers across the world.
Maybe we should ban suitcases..............
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:16:58 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: dblshot
...and zip it shut?...............🤔🤦♂️
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posted on
12/13/2023 12:17:48 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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