PARK HORROR
More human remains found in Babylon, NY miles from home of Gilgo ‘serial killer’ after kids found severed limbs in park
The case has drawn chilling comparisons to another infamous discovery
A SECOND set of human remains has reportedly been discovered on Long Island, just one day after several severed body parts were found by children walking to school.
Authorities have confirmed that a set of remains belonging to a woman were found in a park on Friday morning, according to local reports.
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Police have said a female head and arm were found, local Fox affiliate reported.
Suffolk County Police Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer told reporters that police believe the remains belong to the same woman.
The body parts were found in the east and west ends of the Babylon, New York park, according to PIX 11.
A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
The discovery comes one day after two severed arms and a leg were found in the same area.
The horror began on Thursday at around 8:40 am when a student stumbled on one of the limbs at a popular park.
The girl called her dad, who rushed to Southards Park Pond.
"The father responded, confirmed it was an arm on the side of the road, and he called 911," Beyrer said Thursday.
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The arm had a distinct tattoo on it but was missing its fingertips and it's unclear how they were removed.
Cops and forensics teams descended on the area to search for any other evidence.
Later in the afternoon at 1:30 pm, a police dog found a leg sticking out of a pile of leaves about a mile away, on the opposite end of the park.
"The dog found the leg and once he did, he stopped," Beyrer told reporters.
"There’s a mound of leaves, we don’t know what’s going to be under the mound."
Later in the evening, a third limb was found.
The right arm was discovered in the woods about 20 feet from where the left arm was found, Beyrer said.
The human remains don't appear to have been there that long, cops said, and the arms likely belonged to a male.
The leg is believed to belong to a woman.
It's still unclear if the limbs belong to one person or multiple victims.
Investigators are reportedly awaiting autopsy results on the body parts.
Police have said they believe whoever dumped the human remains in the park is mobile and that a vehicle was involved in the incident, according to local ABC affiliate .
'EXTREMELY UNSETTLING'
One of the limbs was found feet from an elementary school.
Two nearby schools - Babylon Memorial Grade School and Babylon Elementary School - had indoor recess due to police activity in the area, said a representative of the Babylon School District.
The superintendent called the incident "extremely unsettling" in a letter to parents but added that the investigation wasn't related to the schools.
"The safety and mental health of our students is our number one priority, and we know this incident may be causing some extreme anxiety among our students, particularly the high school students who were directly affected by this situation on their way to school this morning," the letter read.
"We applaud them for their diligence in reporting their disturbing discovery to our building administration and law enforcement.
"Our mental health resources are ready to assist our students at all grade levels, and we encourage any student feeling uneasy, anxious, or scared in any way to please take advantage of them during this time."
Authorities are investigating the discovery as a homicide and are examining the tattoo on one arm in an effort to identify the victim.
"It's very scary. It's very close to home. All of my children go to school here," Nicole Bonsignore told .
"It’s a shame. It’s in a nice neighborhood," another concerned resident told .
"Things like this go on, I realize, but you hope it doesn’t go on by where you live."
The discovery brought back haunting memories for Long Islanders as the body parts were found just 16 miles from Gilgo Beach, where the remains of the Long Island Serial Killer's victims were discovered.
"Probably the other Gilgo Beach serial killer making his presence known," a concerned resident wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"Gilgo dude?" someone else wrote.
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The search has been suspended until the morning, said police.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to the Suffolk County Police Department for comment.
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