Woman's Body Found on Long Island

Newsday reports that "the body of a white woman" was found this morning as police searched for missing 29-year-old teacher Leah Walsh (pictured). A staffer at the North Hills Country Club found the body and called the police. However, the police say it's "too soon to say" if it is Walsh; Detective Lt. Kevin Smith said the body is "an unknown victim" of "an undetermined homicide... Other than [the body being white] we haven't been able to identify the body at this time. We believe the body has been there over 24 hours." Walsh has been missing since Monday morning--her car was found on the side of the highway.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 29, 2008 11:54 AM

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pete

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[19] | 10/29/08 07:07PM (myself)

I was right, husband. Typical MWWS.

theevilone

They arrest the husband by monday. The dude did it.

sartre_is_for_lovers

easiest job ever = law & order writer with an internet connection

pete

MWWS. The husband did it. Or her secret lover who she called to fix the tire.

Nick S

what??

HUGO_MEGO

Welcome to Obama's America.

r1b2

This really is sad. No doubt, husband did it. But I must confess that as I read this yesterday there was a part of me hoping, hoping she'd had car trouble and gone for help and, I don't know... I just didn't want her to be another woman killed by a husband or boyfriend.

Snoopy

"All we want are the facts, ma'am" and "All we know are the facts, ma'am". "Just the facts, ma'am".

schizofriendly

The "wooded areas" of Long Island -- what's left of them -- are way too sparse to surreptitiously dispose of a body. Geez. Don't these knuckleheads watch Law & Order?

Still, all joking aside, a tragedy.

PKinNYC

That dude is guilty...look at him...he looks like Scott Peterson's cousin....take my car's...get the eff outta here murderer!!!

NannyState

Don't these philandering, wife-killing husbands know that all they are doing is fueling Nancy Grace's career?

kearnj

They were probably held up by the guy who wouldn't shut his car door.

smitty

This is gonna be on A&E or Tru TV in like a year or two.

suepart

saw this yesterday, read the article. it was the husband. as anyone who follows mystery novels and series, it is often someone close to the victim. it doesn't require columbo to figure it out. case closed.

jaycjay

"Excellent police work."

Yep, gotta give the cops a lot of credit. "A staffer at the North Hills Country Club found the body and called the police." And then they showed up to check it out! Excellent work by the NCPD.

Novanglus

Very sad ending to this story. I'm eager to learn more details.

jaycjay

It's important to report that the body found was that of a white woman because no identification has been made. That skin color is why one can speculate that it might be Leah Walsh. If it had been a black woman, that would also be relevant to report because it'd rule out the connection.

Snoopy

Excellent police work.

I'll wait for the full report on the seven o'clock news.

r1b2

Husband. Save the taxpayers the cost of a trial. This isn't Shawshank Redemption. Husband did it. Bastard.

hitlerbaby

i couldn't disagree more, i want the news to report the races of all victims, perpetrators, cops, lawyers etc...

nao!

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