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Mystery surrounds death of Queens mother
The NYPD is trying to piece together the final hours of Orsolya Gaal. She was found stuffed in a duffel bag on a Queens street over the weekend.
NEW YORK - The NYPD continues to investigate the gruesome murder of a Queens mother who was found stabbed to death and dumped on the side of the road inside a duffel bag early Saturday morning.
The medical examiner's office said Orsolya Gaal, 51, died of "sharp-force injuries" to her neck and ruled her death a homicide.
FOX 5 News reported that Gaal was stabbed more than 60 times.
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Responding to a 911 call, police officers found her body inside a bloody bag on Metropolitan Avenue near the Jackie Robinson Parkway at about 8 a.m. Saturday. A trail of blood led detectives back to her family's home a few blocks away on Juno Street in Forest Hills.
Police questioned Gaal's 13-year-old son but later released him without charges.
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Queens woman's death investigation
The medical examiner said Orsolya Gaal, of Forest Hills, Queens, died of sharp-force injuries to her neck.
Neighbors said her husband Howard Klein and their older son were out of town over the weekend visiting colleges.
There were no signs of forced entry into the home.
Klein told police that he received a threatening text from her phone after the killing, threatening the rest of his family.
Police were still at the family's million-dollar home on Monday morning. Officers were seen carrying out boxes and bags.
"She was a lovely lady, always very attentive to her family, her kids. Just an amazing person," neighbor Theodora Grafas told reporters. "She was really just wonderful."
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NYC mother's body found in duffel bag
A mother of two was found dead in a duffel bag on a Queens street.