Body of a 26-year-old mother who vanished in New York after a 'fight with her boyfriend' four months ago is found in an abandoned car that was about to be towed
A woman's body found in the trunk of an abandoned car in New York City is believed to be a missing 26-year-old mother who vanished four months ago after a birthday party.
The body was found in Queens on Wednesday morning after the trunk of the black Toyota Camry popped open as tow company employees prepared to haul the abandoned car away.
Police believe the body is that of mother-of-two Destini Smothers, who has been missing since last November.
They are carrying out forensic tests to confirm the woman's identity. It wasn't immediately clear how long the victim had been dead.
Police believe a body found in the trunk of an abandoned car in Queens, New York on Wednesday is that of mother-of-two Destini Smothers, who has been missing since last November
Police believe the body is that of mother-of-two Destini Smothers, who has been missing since last November
Smothers vanished the night of November 3 after leaving a bowling alley in Queens with her boyfriend of 11 years after celebrating her birthday with friends.
According to a missing person's report, her boyfriend told her family that the pair had gotten into a 'heated argument' before she got out of her 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid and walked away.
He said she left her purse, wallet, keys and ID behind.
The boyfriend, who is the father of her two children, said he last saw Smothers a mile away at a McDonald's.
The missing person's report said Smothers' car, which had New Jersey license plates, was also missing.
It is not yet clear if it is the same car the body was found in on Wednesday.
The body was found in Queens on Wednesday morning after the trunk of the black Toyota Camry (above) popped open as tow company employees prepared to haul the abandoned car away
Smothers vanished after getting into a fight with her boyfriend in her black Toyota Camry in November. He told her family that she stormed off, leaving her purse, wallet, keys and ID behind
Images from the scene show police inspecting a black Toyota Camry.
The car, which was found on Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park, didn't have any license plates on it.
Police haven't said if they have a suspect.
Her family said they became concerned when Smothers didn't show at her mother's house in the Bronx where her two children were staying while she was out.
'She would have never walked away without her things,' Destini's aunt, Shareen King, told NBC's Dateline last year.
'And in the middle of the night. It's not like her.
'She loves those children and would do anything for them. She wouldn't just leave them.
'And there's no way in hell she's not calling her mama. My sister is just devastated.'
According to a missing person's report, her boyfriend told her family that the pair had gotten into a 'heated argument' before she got out of her 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid and walked away
Images from the scene show police inspecting a black Toyota Camry
