'Cement shoes' found on NYC corpse

[Creag]

A body found on a Brooklyn beach earlier this week had feet that were encased in hardened concrete, according to NYPD detectives.

"Cement shoes" as they are known, have long been associated with organised crime and the Mafia, but mostly in fictional depictions.

Several crime writers have said they believe this to be the first time they have actually been used in a murder.

The victim, identified as Peter Martinez, 28, was a known gang member.

"This individual was wrapped in plastic bags and his arms were tied behind him and his feet were submerged in concrete," Detective Robert Boyce said in a press conference.

"Obviously a homicide," he added.

Although rumours abound of mobsters and murderers hiding their victims at the bottom of the ocean using "cement shoes", very few real-world examples have been proven to exist.

Rest of article at source: BBC News - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36215804

 

[daveza]

"Obviously a homicide," he added.

Could be suicide.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Could be suicide.

"This individual was wrapped in plastic bags and his arms were tied behind him and his feet were submerged in concrete,"

If it was suicide the world lost one highly skilled contortionist

 

[Sinbad]

Could be suicide.

"He was asking for it"

 

[Lord Farquart]

Could be suicide.

You have any concrete proof?

 

[Sinbad]

You have any concrete proof?

You think he was a hardened criminal?

 

[ponder]

"This individual was wrapped in plastic bags and his arms were tied behind him and his feet were submerged in concrete,"

If it was suicide the world lost one highly skilled contortionist

The Life of David Gale

 

[OrbitalDawn]

The Life of David Gale

That movie was pretty hectic.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

But whoever did it failed to wait for the cement to fully dry. It was filled with air bubbles, which may have been what caused the body to come ashore.

I was wondering how a body washes ashore while having concrete blocks for feet...

 

[froot]

Could be suicide.

If it was, perhaps he should have hardened the F up.

 

[Leonidas]

Could be suicide.

I don't think there's any weight to this argument.

 

[ljw1304]

Must have been foam concrete.

 

[karnuffel]

You have any concrete proof?

Well if the shoe fits....

 

[creeper]

We all know that the police has a solid lead

 

[Solarion]

Every time I hear of bizarre murders I think Fargo.

 

[Slaught3r]

My dad was a cop in days gone by. They came across a child molester who had been stabbed 28 times, shot 9 times and had his nails removed from his hands and feet.

My dad said it was the worst case of suicide he has ever seen.

 

[Nerfherder]

I was wondering how a body washes ashore while having concrete blocks for feet...

I think because a bloating body is very buoyant and they didn't make the concrete heavy enough.

Like they said its a mostly fictional (and very impractical way to kill) someone, Looks like a creative kill.

 

[Solarion]

My dad was a cop in days gone by. They came across a child molester who had been stabbed 28 times, shot 9 times and had his nails removed from his hands and feet.

My dad said it was the worst case of suicide he has ever seen.

Being shot and stabbed I can understand, but removing nails? Even to a guy like me that's just cold.

 

[daveza]

And the crowd waits anxiously for the escape artist to surface....

 

[Cray]

"Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."