A woman whose remains were found in a trash compactor in the basement of a public housing building in Brooklyn this month most likely died after slipping down a garbage chute and into the compactor.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WKRC) - A 39-year-old mother of four whose remains were found in a Brooklyn trash compactor likely died in an accident after falling headfirst down a garbage chute, police said.

Michelle Montgomery’s death was likely an accident, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny in a news conference on Friday, Feb. 13 ...

SALEM, MA -- Authorities say a Massachusetts woman trying to fetch a pair of keys fell three stories into an apartment building's trash compactor that then turned on and mangled her leg. Police say a ...

Michelle Montgomery’s loved ones say they are nowhere near ready to accept the NYPD’s version of how the 39-year-old ended up dead in a trash compactor at a Brooklyn NYCHA complex. Her remains were ...