{"id":2166761,"date":"2026-09-27T20:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166761"},"modified":"2026-09-27T20:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:56:50","slug":"nyc-subway-worker-finds-dead-body-in-utility-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166761","title":{"rendered":"NYC Subway Worker Finds Dead Body In Utility Closet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/20\/16by9\/2026\/09\/27\/209b50e421be4734bcb2ac203895cad9_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">NYC Subway Worker Finds Dead Body In Utility Closet<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">NYC Subway<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">MTA Worker Finds Dead Body in Closet<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Corpse Seemingly Days Old<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-27T13:56:50-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 27, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            1:56 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-dbcd9feab36c1007704fbd8e80d0fa15\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260927_209b50e421be4734bcb2ac203895cad9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:35f8b84c-4ee6-4814-a796-6a3db7dba0a8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/20\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/209b50e421be4734bcb2ac203895cad9_md.jpg\" alt=\"new-york-mta-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-59feb87246abc4f523db11a254a794b7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A NYC subway employee made a grim discovery inside a utility closet this weekend &#8230; the remains of a man who had been decomposing for multiple days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0bdf882de09d19c663576b4303b73d09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The MTA track worker who made the grim find had opened up the closet around 100 feet away from 125th Street Station on the 6 Line on Saturday morning &#8230; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/26\/us-news\/mta-worker-finds-dead-body-inside-nyc-subway-utility-closet\/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&amp;preferred_app=nypost&amp;utm_source=pasteboard_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>New York Post<\/strong><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-faccf2c2b430769eb1d7717e1f474e85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260927_e8f7718ad9294ebdad33c932b687b7a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:35f8b84c-4ee6-4814-a796-6a3db7dba0a8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e8\/4by3\/2026\/09\/27\/e8f7718ad9294ebdad33c932b687b7a2_md.jpg\" alt=\"125th-Street-station-getty-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9368b99539a605ce0f76978298988b6e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>An insider told the publication that the body &#8212; which belonged to a guy in his 20s or 30s &#8212; had been there in the tunnel&#8217;s closet at least a few days.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-97d23aba7ee045dd38db0b5ce1992848\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After EMS arrived on the scene &#8230; the first responders declared the man dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3633bee254842c36a236c7bf5b39c974\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite the unusual circumstances of the death, cops don&#8217;t think a crime was committed &#8230; this according to the NYP.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b75d7a04a6e5acbf52b7dc28b752f2c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>With the body showing no overt signs of trauma &#8230; 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