Long Island Cold Case: New York State Police Again Ask For Help

DIX HILLS, NY — New York State Police on Tuesday again publicized a 20-year-old cold case in the hopes someone will step forward with information. On March 9, 2000, the body of a white or light-skinned Hispanic man was discovered in a wooded area on the eastbound shoulder of the Northern State Parkway in Dix Hills, police said. His remains were found by highway contract workers in a black plastic garbage bag, police said. The man had been shot in the face and torso, and his date of death is estimated to have been between January 2000 and March 2000, police said.