Police released recent photos of Saudi Arabian sisters found dead in NYC river

The first photos of two Saudi Arabian sisters whose bodies were found duct-taped together near a New York City river were released Wednesday as authorities continue to investigate their mysterious deaths.

New York City police released images of Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22, who were found dead on Oct. 24 near 68th Street and Riverside Park in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood. Their bodies, bound by tape and facing each other, were on rocks near the Hudson River, leading authorities to believe they may have washed ashore.

“While we continue the expansive investigation into the deaths of sisters Tala & Rotana Farea…Did you know them? Meet them? See them?” Dermot Shea, NYPD Chief of Detectives, tweeted on Wednesday.

While we continue the expansive investigation into the deaths of sisters Tala & Rotana Farea—whose bodies were found on Oct 24 at the edge of the Hudson River in Manhattan—we urge anyone w/ info to call CrimeStoppers 800-577-TIPS @NYPDTIPS

Did you know them? Meet them? See them? pic.twitter.com/kX3KdxAuZp

— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) October 31, 2018