Liam took a deep breath. He’d never done anything this bold before. “Sorry, I was totally eavesdropping. I can tutor whoever it is. I do pretty well.” He held up his test. “I could use some extracurriculars and stuff. You know, for college?”

“The student in question is female,” Miss Melanie said.

Liam shrugged his shoulders as if to indicate that tutoring some dumb girl would be kind of annoying, but he could handle it. “That’s okay.”

“You know Shy Clarke?”

He shrugged his shoulders again. “Kind of?”

Torso of Woman Found Behind Ikea Red Hook

A man (who wishes to remain unnamed) was walking his dog along the pier behind Ikea Red Hook early Monday when he spotted what looked like a mannequin in the water. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a headless human torso, severed just below the chin and at the waist, with the arms intact. The man called 911.

Torso of Woman Identified by Sister

The dismembered torso of a Staten Island woman was identified by the woman’s sister late Tuesday evening. Police had released photographs of a tattoo of a red rose with green leaves on the upper arm of the torso in hopes that it would help to identify the body. A woman has since confirmed that her youngest sister had been missing since late Friday night after leaving the Staten Island restaurant where she worked part-time as a hostess. The woman’s house, where she lives with her parents and younger brother, is now a crime scene. The entire family has been brought in for questioning.

Foot in Hudson River Linked to Staten Island Woman. Blood Found in Ex-Boyfriend’s Home

Yesterday a foot was found by a kayaker in the Hudson River near Battery Park City. Police have matched the foot to the dismembered torso of the murdered Staten Island woman found by a Brooklyn man early Monday while out walking his dog. The torso has since been identified by a family member who recognized the rose tattoo on the torso’s upper arm. Police have been investigating the woman’s family and close friends. The women’s ex-boyfriend is now in custody after police discovered traces of blood on the cement floor of his garage. The woman’s head and other remaining body parts have not yet been found.