Crime & Safety

Body Found in Suitcase Stabbed, Beaten to Death

The body of a Philadelphia man was stuffed in a suitcase and discovered Thursday near the international airport.

A 40-year-old man found in a suitcase near the Philadelphia International Airport died from blunt force injuries and a stab wound to the neck, the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s office told Philly.com.

A man walking his dog in Tinicum Township near the airport Thursday discovered the suitcase and body of Scott Stephen Bernheisel, according to NBC-10.

Bernheisel death has been ruled a homicide, Philly.com reports, and the circumstances remain under investigation.

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Police ask that anyone with information about the killing contact Detective Sgt. William Gordon at 610-891-4703, or Sgt. James Simpkins at 610-521-3830.

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