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THE brother of a man whose body was found in a car trunk has broken his silence as police continue to investigate.
David Koscuik, 57, of Lakewood, New Jersey was last seen alive in Brooklyn, New York on February 8.
David was last seen in a black Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt, driving a gray 2017 Chevrolet Malibu with Jersey license plates, according to the original missing person alert issued by the Manchester Township Police Department.
His body was identified on March 1 after being found in the trunk of a vehicle on February 28 – the make of which has not been disclosed.
Police discovered the body after being alerted to an unconscious man in the trunk of a vehicle, according to MidJersey News.
Since the missing person’s case has shifted to investigate David’s death, his family has been left without answers.
David’s older brother Anthony Koscuik, 62, has voiced his frustration over the lack of communication from the police department.
“I have no idea what’s going on. I haven’t been getting any answers [from authorities],” Anthony told the New York Post.
“I’m very pissed off. They just told me he was gone.”
Anthony remembered what he and his brother last talked about before he went missing.
“I asked him what was going on and he said, ‘I’m just tired.’ That didn’t sound right,” recounted Anthony of their conversation on February 2.
Anthony said David left his home, formerly shared with their late mother, on February 2 with two men, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Later, on February 8, David called his girlfriend, telling her he was trying to find a way home from Brooklyn.
David had just started a new job a few months prior and received his tax refund before his disappearance and death.
Anthony said David struggled with drug use but had been going to rehab.
“He was easygoing. He rolled with the punches. Nothing ever bothered him,” Anthony said of his brother.
Anthony went on to speculate what might have happened to his brother.
“Maybe his heart gave out and then scumbags threw him in the trunk,” he said.
But it hasn’t been made clear whether foul play is suspected in David’s death.
The case “remains active and ongoing; there is no known danger to the public, and additional information will be released when it becomes available,” Ocean County prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer told the New York Post.
Manchester Township Police Department nor Ocean County prosecutor’ Billhimer’s office have responded to request for comment by The U.S. Sun.
