New York police find body of missing man they say was tortured for more than a month by 5 people

New York State Police have charged five people with murder in the killing of a missing man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field. The arrests were announced on Friday. The victim, Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man originally from Minnesota, was reported missing on Feb. 9. Police said he arrived in the Finger Lakes region in September and had lost contact with loved ones. Major Kevin Sucher said the facts and circumstances of the case were “beyond depraved."