NYPD hunting male and female murder suspect for grisly killing of Russian mother found stuffed in duffel bag in her Manhattan apartment

Police are reportedly searching for two suspects in connection to the case of a mother found murdered and stuffed into a duffel bag at her New York City apartment.

Nadia Vitels, 52, was found inside the bag in the East 31st Street apartment in Manhattan's Kip's Bay on Thursday night after her family called the building superintendent to do a wellness check.

The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide on Friday after an autopsy revealed she died from blunt-force trauma to the head, reported The New York Post.

Sources said police are looking for two suspects described as a black male and a black female both in their 20s, who were spotted driving off in Vitels Lexus SUV around the time they believe she died.

Her son, Michael Medvedev remember his mother as a smart, beautiful and adventurous woman during her funeral at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Woodbury on Monday.

Nadia Vitels, 52, was found murdered and stuffed into a duffel bag at her New York City apartment

Her son, Michael Medvedev remember his mother as a smart, beautiful and adventurous woman during her funeral at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Woodbury on Monday

Medvedev said his mother loved her dog and she had adopted the pup while going through a hard time in her life, caring for her sick parents

'I remember she showed me a gold medal she had earned in high school back in Russia, a student medal of honor for being top in her class. That medal, for some reason, has always stuck with me. It made me feel proud to be her son and I wanted to earn my gold medals to live up to her,' said Medvedev.

He said his mother had moved to the United States from Russia to attend college in Oklahoma and play tennis, then moved to Miami for graduate school.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Vitels was a marketing professional who worked at Canon, Nokia and tennis star Maria Sharapova's candy line, Sugarpova.

New York City Police Department officers were seen hauling out several bags of the victim's items, including three suitcases and bags of her clothes out of the building on Thursday.

The building's superintendent Jean Pompee, who has lived in there for 22 years, was the first one to enter Vitels' apartment following a distress call from her relatives.

Her family told him they hadn't heard from her in a few days so he went to up her apartment to check on her and saw signs something was wrong.

Medvedev said his mother loved her dog and she had adopted the pup while going through a hard time in her life, caring for her sick parents.

'He became her next obsession, her best friend, her man. He was the only man she needed,” the son said at her funeral.

'This little puppy gave her the love she needed to get through the hardest time in her life.'

Pompee discovered her dog urinated all over the floor because it had been unaccompanied which was very unusual.

'They found a bag in the closet and said, "I believe there is a body in here." I kind of sensed something was wrong, it kind of looked suspicious,' Pompee said.

Sources said police are looking for two suspects described as a black male and a black female both in their 20s, who were spotted driving off in Vitels Lexus SUV 

The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide on Friday after an autopsy revealed she died from blunt-force trauma to the head

Vitels has recently moved into the apartment and her son said she was excited to move to the city

He added that he saw signs of struggle in the apartment as the breaker panel, which he believes is electric, was left damaged.

Vitels' concerned family members then called the Fire Department who arrived on the scene quickly.

'The fire department opened the bag and discovered her body,' Pompee added. 'I didn't peek and see the body myself, they just said there was a body in there and called the police. It was in the closet by the entrance to the door.

'It was in a little type of bag you zipped up, a soft case type. I felt bad, you never want to hear anyone is killed or murdered.'

The superintendent confirmed there was another name on the lease of the apartment Vitels was in and said had only met that person once and forgot what they looked like.

'Apparently she [Vitels] was subletting. I didn't know she was going to be moving in,' he added.

Vitels had reportedly moved into the apartment just days before her death and Medvedev said his mother was looking forward to starting this next chapter in her life.

'Getting ready to move to New York City where she would conquer the world. She was so excited to move into the city,' he said.