The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in gathering information surrounding a disturbing discovery this morning in SeaTac; a decomposing body inside a duffle bag.

At about 8:30 a.m. the SeaTac police were called to the Abbey Ridge Apartments complex located at S. 204 St. and 30 Ave. S. by a maintenance worker. The worker led the officers over to a dumpster where they retrieved a duffle bag containing a decomposing body.

The remains were immediately turned over to the medical examiner’s office to determine the identity of the body and the cause of death. At this point in time the body was so far along in decomposition that officers at the scene could not make a determination on the gender of the victim.

It is also unknown at this time how long the remains were at the scene. Given trash pick-up schedules and the amount of decomposition the time could vary from almost a week to a few days.

The KCSO was immediately asked if they believed there was any connection between this crime and a body that was discovered in a suitcase in Kent a few months back.

“Based on the circumstances, Sheriff’s detectives do not believe there is a link between this death and another body discovered in the Kent area two months ago. Detectives continue to investigate that separate incident and are still trying to identify the person who was found in the suitcase,” wrote Sgt. Stan Seo of the KCSO in a press release.

Sheriff’s deputies and detectives are treating this as a homicide and spent the day canvassing for clues and reviewing missing person reports. If you have any information regarding this incident including names of a possible victim or suspect please contact detectives at 206-296-3311.