New York plumber murdered and dismembered on trip to Colombia to meet his potential new wife

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsNew York plumber murdered and dismembered on trip to Colombia to meet his potential new wifeThe remains of 51- year-old Nachum Israel Eber were found stuffed in a bloody wardrobe left on the street in BogotáAndrea Cavallier Friday 01 May 2026 15:26 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968912","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/nyc-nachum-israel-eber-colombia-murder-b2968912.html","title":"NYC plumber murdered and dismembered on trip to Colombia to meet potential new wife"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-35582","index":0}Nachum Israel Eber, 51, was last seen leaving his Airbnb in the Colombian capital around 9 p.m. on April 21. His remains were found days later (Collect)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking...