Orsolya Gaal's Queens Murder Remains Unsolved—What Do We Know So Far?

The body of a white woman who had been stabbed over 50 times was found inside a large, blood-soaked duffel bag on Saturday in Queens, according to NYPD sources quoted by several media outlets.

The bag was found by a man walking his dogs on Saturday morning just before 8 a.m., who reported the discovery to 911, per People.

The woman inside the bag was identified as 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal, a stay-at-home married mother of two sons aged 13 and 17.

Gaal was pronounced dead at the scene when authorities arrived, People reported.

The location where the bag had been abandoned was nine blocks away from Gaal's home, People and NBC have reported.

Unnamed sources told the media that police were able to track a trail of blood going from the victim's home to the place where her body was found half a mile away.

Police found no evidence of forced entry in Gaal's home, which led them to believe the victim was probably familiar with her murderer, People reported.

According to both the magazine and NBC, Gaal's husband Howard Klein and her older son were out on Friday for a college visit, while the youngest son was home during the murder of his mother.

Sources told People that authorities do not believe the youngest son was involved in the killing of Gaal.

The same sources told the magazine that Gaal left her home on Friday night telling her youngest son that she was going to see a show at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan. She was reportedly later seen alone at a bar in Queens (a snippet of information also reported by PIX11), and she waited for about forty-five minutes before leaving alone.

Police say the murder likely happened in the basement of Gaal's house while her son was upstairs on the top floor, NBC reports. Authorities said Gaal was stabbed at least 58 times in the neck, torso and left arm, according to NBC.

Gaal's body also presented cuts in her hands, which show the woman's attempt at defending herself, police sources told the media.

Unnamed police sources told NBC that the killer then allegedly sent a threatening text from Gaal's phone to the victim's husband, which read: "Your whole family is next," according to WPIX.

As of Wednesday morning, the NYPD had not arrested any suspect in relation to her grisly murder, despite having identified a person of interest, according to sources mentioned by People.

The person of interest, yet to be named, is likely someone that the victim knew and had access to the house, both People and NBC reports. Police are still looking for suspects, according to PIX11.

Surveillance videos obtained by NBC, among others, show a figure walking along a deserted 75th Avenue at night while dragging the same duffel bag where the body of Gaal was found.

NYPD is offering up to $3,500 as a reward for any information on the homicide case.

Police sources cited by The New York Post have reported that Gaal had been declared missing by her husband on May 29, 2020, when her husband called 911 to say his wife had not returned home after a late night stroll.

Newsweek has contacted the NYPD but has been told that no information can be released at the present stage of the ongoing investigations.