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A man murdered and dismembered a Queens woman in 2018 to collect her life-insurance policy, federal prosecutors alleged after he and a co-conspirator were arrested Wednesday.

Cory Martin, 33, and accomplice Adelle Anderson, 32, hatched a scheme that spanned March 2017 through August 2018, falsely claiming that Anderson was the sister of slain victim Brandy Odom so that the duo could collect money from Odom’s life insurance policy, a Brooklyn federal search warrant alleges.

First, Martin and Anderson allegedly paid premiums to life insurance companies on policies in Odom’s name.

Then Martin allegedly choked the 26-year-old Brooklyn woman, cut up her body and left the remains in a Canarsie park.

Afterward, Anderson allegedly “made several attempts to claim benefits under the life insurance policies,” according to court papers filed by prosecutors seeking remand for Martin and significant bail for Anderson.

Martin had allegedly been paying Odom for sex in the months leading up to her murder, prosecutors allege.

There is also evidence that Martin bought a saw from Home Depot on April 6, 2018 — just three days before some of Odom’s body parts were initially found, the court documents allege. The rest of her remains were found a day later.

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An NYPD officer collects evidence in a Canarsie park where Odom's remains were found.Gabriella Bass
A NYPD officer collecting evidence in Canarsie Park where the body was found.
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Anderson admitted in an interview with investigators last week that Martin strangled Odom and cut her body up with a saw, prosecutors say.

“The murder of Brandy Odom and the subsequent dismemberment and disposal of her body reflects Martin’s utter disregard for human life,” Assistant US Attorney Tanya Hajjar alleged in the court papers. “The crime was premeditated, gruesome, and motivated by greed.”

The pair is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, for which they could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors said they are also investigating possible murder-for-hire charges.

Martin will remain in jail without bail after his lawyer didn’t raise objections to remand during a court hearing held over video and phone Wednesday afternoon.

After appearing in court by video, Anderson was expected to be released Wednesday on a $200,000 bond back by three other people. Anderson must wear a GPS monitor, abide by a curfew, submit to a drug test and stay within New York and New Jersey.

Douglas Morris, a criminal defense attorney for Martin, declined to comment to The Post.

Anderson’s lawyer didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

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