A woman’s ex-boyfriend is in police custody after she was found dead in a suitcase on Thursday in Yonkers, New York, law enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pamela Alcantara, 26, was found dead in a marshy area by the side of Saw Mill River Parkway after going missing over the weekend, according to law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While her 46-year-old ex-boyfriend remains in custody, no one has been charged yet in her death. He is not cooperating with police, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The couple had been dating for three years before she recently broke it off, her family told New York ABC station WABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alcantara lived with the man in her Bronx apartment. Detectives were looking to talk to him this week in connection to her disappearance, according to sources.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Her ex-boyfriend’s license plate pinged near the location the body was found at 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, according to WABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The NYPD searched an area along the roadway where his vehicle stopped and a drone spotted the red suitcase containing her body in the water, according to law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The man was taken into custody soon after. He initially told detectives Alcantara left her apartment in a hurry, wearing pajamas and carrying the red suitcase, sources sad. Evidence recovered by detectives later revealed that was not accurate, and he requested a lawyer, according to sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alcantara was reported missing on Sunday after she did not show up to church. The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation, according to law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alcantara was last seen on surveillance video early Sunday at her residence, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n