Man Had Sex with the Corpse of a Dead Man on Manhattan Train

Police believe the woman on the left stole property from a man on an R train late Tuesday, shortly before the man on the right had sex with his corpse

Authorities released photos Thursday of a woman accused of stealing property from an unresponsive man aboard a subway train in Lower Manhattan, shortly before a second suspect allegedly performed sexual acts on the victim’s body after he had died.

The incident occurred on a downtown R train at the South Ferry/Whitehall Street station late Tuesday night. According to police, the victim was “unconscious and unresponsive” around 10:45 p.m. when the woman approached and removed an unknown item from his person. It remains unclear whether the man had already died at the time of the theft.

The male suspect who's wanted for sexual misconduct.

Less than two hours later, around 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, a second suspect was captured on surveillance video performing multiple lewd acts on the deceased man while his body lay on a train seat. The NYPD previously released images of the male suspect, who is wanted for sexual misconduct.

Investigators determined the victim got on the R train about 8 p.m., sources said. He lit up a cigarette given to him by another rider, filling the train car with smoke, surveillance footage recovered by authorities shows.

The few people on the train moved to another car. The smoking man went on to quietly die of unknown causes.

The train, which originated in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, came to the end of the line at Whitehall St., where R trains stop during overnight hours.

About 11 p.m., the suspect stepped onto the train car, realized the victim was dead and went through his pockets, taking whatever the victim had on him, police sources said. He then has sex with the corpse before finally leaving the train more than an hour later at 12:10 a.m.

Investigators have not determined whether either of the suspects knew the victim or each other. The identity of the deceased man is still under investigation, and the city’s medical examiner is working to confirm his cause of death.

The female suspect who's wanted for grand larceny

Preliminary findings suggest the man may have been homeless and died of natural causes while riding the train. His body was later discovered by an MTA conductor. Police continue to seek information on both suspects as the investigation unfolds.