Dismembered body with its head, hands and feet missing is discovered burning by railway tracks in Cleveland by firefighters
- Cleveland police are investigating after the city’s fire department found a dismembered burning body
- Firefighters initially responded to reports of a brush fire near the train tracks
- When they arrived on scene they found a dismembered corpse set alight
- Body was so badly disfigured it was impossible to determine the person’s gender
Firefighters in Ohio made a grisly discover on Wednesday morning after a burning body was found in grassland next to railway tracks.
When emergency workers in Cleveland reached the the scene of the small fire in the city’s Collinwood neighborhood, they found the body was missing its head, hands and feet.
The dismembered body had been burned so badly that it was not even possible to determine the gender, let alone make any kind of positive identification.
Cleveland police are investigating after the city’s fire department found a dismembered burning body by railroad tracks
![Firefighters initially responded to reports of a brush fire near the train tracks](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004380-8027097-image-a-13_1582250626984.jpg)
Firefighters initially responded to reports of a brush fire near the train tracks
![The body was so badly disfigured it was impossible to determine the person's gender](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004376-8027097-image-a-14_1582250634370.jpg)
The body was so badly disfigured it was impossible to determine the person’s gender
Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia of Cleveland police say they have so far been unable to determine how the person died and have not revealed if they have any leads or suspects in the case according to Cleveland.com.
The gruesome find was made just after 4am following a call from a nearby resident who contacted the police.
The body was found on a small path between some homes that led to railway tracks.
![The area by the train tracks is notorious for cars being abandoned and burnt out](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004370-8027097-image-m-19_1582250669885.jpg)
The area by the train tracks is notorious for cars being abandoned and burnt out
![Police had visited the area over the weekend after a man was robbed of his iPhone which showed it to be close by](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004356-8027097-image-a-16_1582250649067.jpg)
Police had visited the area over the weekend after a man was robbed of his iPhone which showed it to be close by
Some foliage had also been placed on top of the corpse in an attempt to ensure the body burned faster.
Cleveland homicide detectives are investigating, according to Fox 8.
The area where the body was found is notorious for burnt out cars being dumped and one such car was found 20ft away from victim.
Police had also been to the area on Friday night after the victim of an armed robbery told police that his Find My iPhone app was directing cops to the same location, although no phone was ever recovered.
![When firefighters arrived on scene they found a dismembered corpse set alight](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004396-8027097-image-m-20_1582250682007.jpg)
When firefighters arrived on scene they found a dismembered corpse set alight
![Firefighters received a call about the a small fire at around 4am but police were soon on scene](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/02/25004398-8027097-image-m-22_1582250700664.jpg)
Firefighters received a call about the a small fire at around 4am but police were soon on scene