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Dismembered NYC Woman’s Son Allegedly Arrested, Electric Saw Reportedly Found in Family Apartment

Feb. 26, 2013 4:15pm Billy Hallowell

NEW YORK (TheBlaze/AP) — As TheBlaze reported this morning, a man out walking his dog early Tuesday morning made a gruesome discovery: The dismembered remains of a woman in garbage bags, police said.

Hours later, a suspect was in custody, and police said he had made statements implicating himself in the killing. His name wasn’t immediately released, but WABC-TV reports that sources say the victim’s 22-year-old son is detained and that a power saw was found inside the family’s home.

Police Believe Tanya Byrd Was Dismembered, Son Bashid McClean Is Allegedly Being Questioned

An alleged picture of purported victim Tanya Byrd (Photo Credit: Facebook)

Police believe the victim was 45-year-old Tanya Byrd, a home health aide who was last seen Monday. Her remains were stuffed in four bags and scattered along four blocks, police said. The medical examiner’s office was working to make a formal identification and determine a cause of death.

WCBS-TV provides additional details:

Bashid McClean, Byrd’s son, is under arrest and is being questioned in connection with the death of his mother, sources said. He has not been charged as yet, sources said.

“We have a young man, a 23-year-old man, in custody now who has made statements implicating himself in this homicide,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told WCBS 880.

The first bag was discovered in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx at about 5 a.m., when the dog started sniffing at some trash. Among the pile of trash was a duffel bag containing a plastic bag with a bloodied leg inside.

When police arrived, they found three other bags with remains on surrounding blocks. One contained a leg and an arm. In another, a portion of a torso with shoulders. In the third, a head.

Mario Font, a building superintendent, said he saw police open the bag near the pile in front of his building, and the trash bag inside it held a leg. He said he believed it was the right leg, judging from the toes.

Font was disturbed by the scene in a neighborhood he said has improved in recent years. “To chop a person in pieces, it’s a horrific crime,” he said.

Police cordoned off at least four separate locations on the streets surrounding the initial discovery. There were uncollected trash and recycling piles throughout the area, and white sheets covered items near the piles in at least two spots.

Witnesses said the sheets were placed shortly before children and parents started walking through the neighborhood to reach a public elementary school.

Police interviewed witnesses and also were talking to the victim’s son. Some witnesses told police an SUV dropped the bags off sometime during the night.

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Related:

Dismembered Woman’s Head, Body Parts Found in Bags Dumped Near NYC Elementary School

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spirited
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:34pm
This is soooooooo sad.

>May the Lord wrap Tayna Bryd in eternal love….

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wilbstal
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:58pm
God is missing here , what happened to Honor thy Mother and father?????? sad no Christ in their lives

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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:29am
  While I would agree with you 100 percent,I can’t.While there is a 95 percent chance she was just a v_____.Its also possible she was part of torture inc.If so he did the world a favor.God knows she was in the category to do it too.We may find out she wasn’t as pure as the driven snow.
  
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wilbstal
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:55pm
more Obama voters and backers NYC is in trouble Liberal leaders dropping the ball

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Verceofreason
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:46pm
Does this mean he now has to send out 5 mother’s day cards?

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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:15pm
  Not are you wrong on all issues of policy, but you are a sick dude (or gal) as well.
  
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- HAWKWIND
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 1:10pm
  @Verce — ooooh, that was nasty! :)
  
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Tigress1
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:05pm
So they arrested the dismembered son? Hee! Hee! That’s what I thought when I read the headline! :)

Seriously, gross.

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- texastommy
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:24am
  Yeah, it should have said “The son of a dismembered woman was found ….”
  
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- objectivetruth
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 9:25am
  I hear you.Bad title isn’t it.Hum five warrants for five different body parts on a dead man.Hum I wonder who could convince any magistrate to issue that.For what its worth Drudge had a headline yesterday that was just as bad.Can’t remember the exact piece.It was sensationalism on a grand scale.Click on the story only to discover its a piece the locals wouldn’t even read.They all do it.
  
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Desertcatn
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 6:17pm
I guess he didn’t like that she named him Bashid, he was probably called batshit his whole life and finally went batshit crazy!

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Trapper20
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:53pm
She should have puked…

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- DSN397
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 9:07pm
  or blown a whistle. I’ll bet it didn’t occur in a lighted dismemberment free zone either. People just have to start being more careful when it comes to getting hacked up. I must assume that in Bloomberg’s NYC the son must have utilized phony I.D. to purchase a power saw, I’ll be he even bought it at a power saw show where no record check are required and just about anyone can buy a saw.
  
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DZ-015
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:41pm
R.I.P’s., Tanya Byrd

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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:32pm
  Yes, indeed RIP. This obviously should not have happened.
  
  I am going to hazard a guess that an argument started over the young man needing to find a job in this bad economy.
  
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- whitealaskan
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 11:34pm
  i get it
  
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hatchetjob
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:40pm
What I want to know is, was she one of the leeches on the welfare/ebt/food stamp dole? Just askin’.

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- Verceofreason
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:49pm
  Learn to read and read the article.
  
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Watchyer6
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:36pm
What kind of saw and blade work best for that kind of job? I’m thinking maybe a recip saw with a 9″ “wood with nails” blade.
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- hatchetjob
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:44pm
  Not sure, but this story hacks me off.
  
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- spirited
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:32pm
  Talk about being trashed.
  
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Larry E
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:27pm
Well, let’s ban ALL power saws! At least register all of them, license their owners, and require a NICS check in order to purchase one.

I’m sure that he’ll be pronounced “mentally ill”, no foolin’, and get a slap on the wrist.

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- love the kids
  Posted on February 27, 2013 at 7:45am
  You already DO register all these saws when you fill out the warranty card and send it back in, but strangely enough, it still didn’t prevent the crime.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:17pm
I”m just cutting up with ya Fubared.

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burnteye86
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:10pm
heh heh

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:10pm
No, Hollywood, you are not partially to blame? This is entertainment?

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Fubared
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:08pm
Aw man, that was funny bad. Contractor bags will be outlawed next.

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AtkRWC
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:07pm
Why didn’t she just call 911 before things went too far? All we need is 911, no self protection.

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whatthecrazy
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:57pm
I do not believe in abortion but times and news like this……………….:(

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wilbstal
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:56pm
Dont worry Gov Cuomo will ban saw blades that have more than 10 teeth,. And make them all paper bades. He will fix all as the Communist he is in New York. you will all, be safe Lefty comes to the rescue here

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- rangerrebew
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:02pm
  I don’t know that such a law could be enforced. I think criminals would obey a law that limits the number of pieces into which a person can hack a body, though.
  
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- rangerrebew
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:04pm
  I really don’t think criminals would follow that law. I think one where the number of pieces into which a body can be hacked would more likely be obeyed by criminals, though.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:54pm
Gross.

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shorelineliz
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:52pm
Is this guy related to the same dude that tried to hack his old lady to death with a cleaver in New York yesterday? Times must be hard up in Bloombergs city. People all sawing and cleaving each other to death. Is this over the soda ban or is it just another Liberal Democrat city going down the tubes? Welcome to New York. Soon to be behind Detroit as another failed Liberal experiment.

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wilbstal
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:52pm
These damn Obama voters look what they are doing,. Wonder if he was a ACORN memeber. Or a member of farakans or jessie jackson, Al Sharton, Get armed folks get the biggest Guns you can find and keep them close they are coming for you all in NYC

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kadster01
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:49pm
Holy crap! That’s a messy way to take somebody out. We need to appoint Biden to the new Electric Saw Control Committee, pronto!

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wilbstal
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:49pm
Damn now I have to bury my saws electric and gas saws. Obama and Bloomberg and Schummer will ban all of them to fix this problem of Left Wing voters lkilling folks. Dam liberals cause all the murders and troubles with laws against us decent folks

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cessna152
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:48pm
Time to ban saws. One can only buy one saw per year and it can only work intermittently. No continuously running saws are to be sold without a permit and background check. They must be registered and your household must be inspected by the proper authorities before purchase.

BTW, I think we need to make dismembering bodies illegal because murder laws are not clear enough and strict enough.

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GoodStuff
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:33pm
Yep, Obama voter.

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