Woman found in trunk IDd
Here's an Associated Press follow to the unusual homicide investigation posted on this blog yesterday:
LOS ANGELES -- A woman whose body was found in the trunk of her car had been missing for more than a week, police said Sunday.
Relatives reported 22-year-old Denise Figueroa of Los Angeles missing on Feb. 28, said police Officer Sam Park.
Her body was found Saturday afternoon after an anonymous letter was faxed to KTLA-TV, telling authorities where to look.
Daniel Sanchez, Figueroa's uncle, told KABC-TV late Saturday that the person his niece had last been seen with called her father, sounding desperate and saying "I didn't mean to hurt her. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
The fax, addressed "To whom it may concern" and signed "someone trying to help," named two suspects, saying one man killed Figueroa and the other helped clean up the vehicle her body was placed in. The fax also gave an address in the San Fernando Valley where the car was parked.
One of the men named in the fax was arrested on March 3 on an unrelated charge and is jailed in lieu of $150,000 bail.
County coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said an autopsy likely be performed on Monday to determine how Figueroa died.
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The fax sender could be a suspect as well. But if he/she is not then it's pretty smart to protect your own identity. There were two guys mentioned. I wonder who's the other guy and what the motive is.
Iknow the person who sent the fax is not involved in the murder!
Some time before, I did need to buy a car for my corporation but I did not have enough cash and couldn't buy anything. Thank God my mother proposed to try to take the mortgage loans from trustworthy bank. Therefore, I did so and used to be happy with my college loan.