Badly burned body of kidnapped millionaire Orthodox Jewish real estate developer found in dumpster after he was snatched in blizzard

Menachem Stark, 39, who was kidnapped outside his Brooklyn office has apparently been found dead in a dumpster in Long Island

The body was badly burned and law enforcement said it was recovered on Friday

Two men reportedly forced Stark into a white Dodge minivan



His family has put up a $100,00 reward for his safe return

Brother Yitzy describes Menachem as a 'good man, a great man'

Law enforcement on Long Island, New York have confirmed the badly burned body discovered stuffed into a dumpster on Friday is that of the Orthodox Jewish real estate developer kidnapped on Thursday.



The body was found in Great Neck with extensive burns and Nassau County police have identified the remains as that of Menachem Stark, 39, who was kidnapped in Brooklyn during the blizzard that hit New York City.



This development comes as cops released dramatic surveillance footage that shows the suspects forcing Stark into a Dodge Caravan after he left his offices in Williamsburg late on Thursday evening.

Menachem 'Max' Stark (above) was murdered and his smoldering body found dumped at a Long Island gas station in January 2014. Two brothers were arrested in connection with the crime on Thursday

Caught on camera: Police found security camera footage of the suspects' car, circled

On Friday the family of Stark, 39, offered a $100,000 'no questions asked' reward for his safe return on Friday, as police combed through surveillance video that appears to show his abduction.



Officers say the incident happened at around 11.20pm, when Stark was grabbed by two men on Rutledge Street in South Williamsburg. Some reports suggest he was carrying $4,000 in cash.

DNA Info reported that Stark was approached and manhandled into a light-colored van by two men as he left his office at Southside Associates at 331 Rutledge Street.

His wife Bashie apparently became concerned when Stark did not return after midnight and contacted Shomrim, a neighborhood patrol group for the Orthodox community.

Surveillance footage was then discovered in Stark's office that shows a struggle with one man, before the van pulls up and he is wrestled by two men into the vehicle.

Investigations: The incident was looked into by the police and the Shomrim, a neighborhood patrol group for the Orthodox community, who produced this report

Stark's brothers Yitzy and Yoely told the New York Post: 'We saw two people fighting with him, and they put him into a big white van, a Dodge Caravan,' Yitzy, 30, said.

The brothers described Menachem's alleged attackers to the Post as 'big' and 'black.'

The New York Daily News reported that Stark was carrying $4,000 in cash, but Yitzy Stark denied this when he offered the six-figure reward for his brother's return.

'We're waiting for a phone call with demands. [We're] just hoping that he is still alive,' Yitzy told DNA Info. 'We'll do anything they ask.'



Shomrim reportedly informed the NYPD of the incident at around 2.30 a.m. on Friday. Both the police and the community are now looking for clues on the white Dodge minivan.

Officials spent the day in the local area conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance footage from local businesses.

Scene: Stark was grabbed from outside his office on Rutledge Street in South Williamsburg, seen in this file photo. After he was abducted, Stark was found dead in a trash bin at a Long Island gas station in January 2014

The Real Deal claimed that Stark, and associate Israel Perlmutter, were being sued more than $51 million in 2011, over loans for development projects in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

And a number of tenants who claimed to live in properties owned by Southside Associates have left a number of angry complaints on sites such as Yelp about the condition and maintenance of the apartments, also describing Stark as a 'slumlord.'

One user wrote: 'These people are absolutely terrible. It's as though they have no hearts and no compassion for anyone else. All they seem to care about is their bank account.'