Posted on: February 11, 2025 08:00 AM

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Body of Queens real estate broker found on side of clearview expressway police sources say

A real estate broker was murdered and his body was dumped on the side of a major roadway in Queens, police sources say.

What started out as a missing person's case is now a homicide investigation.

Missing Queens man found dead with hands, feet bound, sources say

Valery Pierre says he was trying to get in touch with his best friend Emmanuel Moncoeur for almost a month.

"He never replied to my texts, never replied to my calls," he said. "It was so unusual, so I had to do something ... I called 911."

That phone call, though, led to something he feared – a homicide investigation.

Police sources say on Tuesday, a motorist found Moncoeur's body in the grass next to the Clearview Expressway near Union Turnpike, about 10 miles from Moncoeur's Ridgewood apartment. The 57-year-old's hands and feet had been bound together.

Police have not yet identified any potential suspects and no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.