Body Part Found In 4th Location

MIAMI -- Miami police said they believe the discovery of body parts in four different locations might be connected.

The most recent discovery was made in the 600 block of Sabal Palm Road on Thursday afternoon. Miami police said they removed the body part and took it to the medical examiner's office.

The Miami Fire Department confirmed that body parts were found in the water earlier Thursday in the 1000 block of Biscayne Boulevard. Investigators said the body parts appeared to be an arm and a leg.

The first bag of remains was found just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, when a pedestrian spotted it near the water's edge near the Pelican Harbor marina, on the north side of the island off the 79th Street Causeway.

The medical examiner confirmed that the remains belonged to a human being, and some of the body's parts were missing. There is no indication what condition the remains were in or how long they might have been in the water.

On Thursday night, the medical examiner's office identified the victim as 21-year-old Osben Laparra.

Miami police said the second bag of remains was found in water near the 7800 block of Bayshore Court on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators are working to determine whether the remains were related to those discovered that morning.

On Thursday morning, a crew that was cleaning Pompano Beach discovered a bag of bloody clothes.

Police said they believe the five discoveries could be related.

"We believe that there's a very strong possibility that other parts will come forward. We have not recovered the body completely," said Sgt. Confesor Gonzales of the Miami Police Department.

Laparra's family members made a tearful plea Thursday afternoon for help in finding his killer. His 22-year-old sister, Avila Laparra, said her brother had no enemies. He was a hardworking man, a soccer player and a construction worker.

"He didn't mess with anybody. I don't know what reason those people would have to have done that, and in that way," said family friend Stephanie Suazo.

Laparra disappeared on Saturday night. He was last seen at a Mexican bar off Southwest Eighth Street and Fifth Avenue in Miami.

"We know that he goes out on Saturday nights, but he always comes back. If it's at 2 o'clock in the morning, he comes back to his house," Suazo said.

Laparra, a native of Guatemala, lived in the U.S. for seven years. The Guatemalan Consulate announced Thursday it will pay to return his remains to Guatemala for a funeral.

Detectives said they are working a number of leads, but they have not identified any suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Miami Police Department.