"They were able to recover additional body parts from the water. Those parts appear to have been clean cut. That is, they were severed with a sharp force instrument. We did not recover a full body. The search is continuing for additional body parts, but we were able to make an identification from the body parts that were recovered."
"Preliminary information indicates that foul play was involved, and an investigation is ongoing. Degan was identified using his fingerprints. He served at least some of his sentence at MCI-Shirley and was released to the pre-release house in Rockland where he was living. Prosecutors do not believe his death is random."
Dismembered human remains found in Shirley have been identified as those of Peter Degan, a 69-year-old man who was last seen alive last Friday. Young people discovered what appeared to be a human leg near Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge on Wednesday evening. Police confirmed the remains were human and launched a search operation involving Shirley police, State Police troopers, and the MSP's Underwater Recovery Unit. Additional body parts were recovered from the water, all showing evidence of clean cuts made with a sharp force instrument. Degan was identified using fingerprints. He had recently been released to a pre-release house in Rockland after serving time for cocaine trafficking charges. Prosecutors suspect foul play and do not believe the death was random. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are seeking public assistance.
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