A MAN allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to dying and hid her physique in a suitcase simply days after he was launched from jail for assaulting her.
Montel Reed, 26, was arrested on expenses of felony murder, tampering with proof, and abuse of a corpse on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police revealed in a Fb publish that the division's murder detectives arrested Reed and transported him to Allegheny County Jail.
Previous to Reed's arrest, police responded to a name for "a doable physique discovered behind a house within the 300 block of Reifert Avenue" at round 4.30pm on January 8.
The human stays — which have been present in a shed behind a Knoxville, Pennslyvania house — have been these of 38-year outdated Crystal Leschner, the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette reviews.
Based on a felony criticism, obtained by the Put up-Gazette, Reed has been accused of stabbing Leschner a number of instances within the neck.
Police stated Leschner and Reed have been concerned in a relationship and residing in separate areas of the residence.
Reed was residing within the house's basement, whereas Leschner had a transformed room above the storage, in response to the report.
Moreover, Reed — who over the weekend confessed to investigators to stabbing Leschner with a knife on December 27 — was cited in 4 home incidents with Leschner in 2021, police revealed.
Ten days previous to the stabbing, Reed was launched from jail after allegedly assaulting Leschner on December 7.
After the incident, Leschner advised police she was choked and thrown to the bottom, the criticism states.
Days later, Reed's sister had pushed him to jail to clear him of an excellent warrant for a New Yr's Day stabbing, in response to the criticism.
As Reed was in custody, he was recognized by detectives as Leschner's killer, main him to admit to the police, as per the report.
The felony criticism additionally revealed that Reed first hid Leschner's physique within the wall of her transformed room.
Nevertheless, police stated he later wrapped her physique in a transparent plastic bag and positioned her in a suitcase within the property's shed.
Police have been notified by a resident that a physique was discovered within the shed on Saturday, in response to WPXI.
Allegheny County Medical Examiner's workplace recognized the slain lady as Leschner.
Reed stays in jail and an investigation is underway.
Leschner's household spoke with WPXI on Monday as they mourn their beloved one.
Drexel Connelly, Leschner's dad, advised the information outlet: "She didn't deserve this in any method. To not exit like this, to not be thrown away like trash."
Her sister, Chanel Warner, stated: "We’ve solely recognized they have been courting for slightly bit. We don’t know the way lengthy it was. We by no means met him.
"We noticed footage, and she or he talked about him like he was a traditional man. She was in love with him."
A GoFundMe, arrange by Leschner's sister and has already raised greater than $7,000, reads: "After hours of questioning, my sisters [sic] boyfriend has confessed to killing my sister.
"She was discovered deceased, dismembered and stuffed inside a suitcase inside a shed on a non-public residence in Pittsburgh.
"My sister did NOT deserve this. She could have had her issues however she was essentially the most caring, funniest and daring individual I knew."
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