Da Costa had been dismembered and parts of her body, in plastic bags, were found one kilometer apart on 18 July and 8 August.
達·科斯塔的遺體遭到分屍，部分裝在塑膠袋內的屍塊於1984年7月18日與8月7日在兩處相距一公里遠的地方被發現。