Birthmark, red Adidas trunks help cops link torso found on NYC beach to missing Irish filmmaker who died while ‘wild swimming’
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The headless, armless torso that washed up on a Queens beach last week likely belongs to acclaimed Irish filmmaker and photographer Ross McDonnell, who police now say drowned while going “wild swimming” in the ocean. Friends of McDonnell’s identified a distinctive birthmark and red Adidas swim trunks found on the remains as matching those of the 44-year-old Emmy winner, who was last seen leaving his Brooklyn home more than two weeks ago, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday. Police are still waiting on the medical examiner to test...
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