STATEN ISLAND: The NYPD Releases Photo Of A Murder Victim In A Cold Case

STATEN ISLAND (NYC) NY: John Taylor, was reported missing on Jan. 4, 2000 when he was 19-years-old — and 11 years later his remains were discovered inside a crawl space in the same apartment building where he was last seen at 70 Broad Street. 

His death was deemed a homicide after the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined he was stabbed in the chest. 

The building where Taylor was found was being used to house the homeless at the time he disappeared.

His skeletal remains were found inside a crawl space on the first floor on Sept. 1, 2011 after the building’s new owner ripped up a carpet and found a trap door leading to the crawl space in the ground.

Police are investigating whether Taylor’s killing was possibly drug-related as the address was known for illegal drug activity and the crawl space had been used to hide a drug dealer’s stash.