Cops are now searching for both men and released surveillance footage of the suspect they say violated and robbed the corpse.

The crime occurred on a subway train near the Whitehall St subway station in Lower Manhattan, according to police.

According to the sources, the investigation started with the discovery of a body on the train at Whitehall Station early Wednesday. Police immediately reviewed MTA subway cameras and found footage ...

It was reported to police that an unidentified individual approached an unconscious and unresponsive adult male on the train ...

The victim boarded the train around 8 p.m. and the suspect got on the subway at Whitehall Street station around 11 p.m., an official told the New York Times. The victim appeared to have died prior ...

Officers were investigating reports of a dead body on the R train at the Whitehall St. subway station around 12:30 a.m. when they saw the suspect performing lewd acts on surveillance video ...

The NYPD is looking for a man seen on video performing sex acts on a corpse on a subway in the city, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation told NBC New York. Investigators ...

Police are searching for a man accused of having sex with a corpse aboard an R train ... told the New York Daily News. The suspect, who police said exited the subway station near Whitehall Ferry ...

A man has been accused of sexually assaulting a dead body on the New York City subway after a male passenger suddenly died. The alleged assault happened on an R train at Whitehall Street subway ...