The decapitated body of a woman was found in the Moscow Oblast (province) of Russia.
A criminal case has been launched into the murder.
A rescue service officer informed the police that he had found the body, reported Interfax news agency. He had discovered the remains of the woman on Monday, and near a railway station.
The investigators have found out that the woman was handcuffed before her death. Her head was found in a bag that was hung on a tree.
According to preliminary theory by the experts, the murder was committed about a year ago.
The identity of the victim and the particulars of the crime are being ascertained.