Turnbull Canyon death ruled a homicide
HACIENDA HEIGHTS -- A woman whose body was discovered in Turnbull Canyon last week was shot to death, coroner's officials said Sunday.
The woman, listed at the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner as Jane Doe No. 11, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said. The death was ruled a homicide.
Though investigators had a possible identity for the woman, they were still working to confirm it Sunday.
A passer-by reported finding the body, already decomposing, about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, 10-feet down an embankment along Skyline Drive in Turnbull Canyon, Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators said.
Due to weather, officials did not retrieve the body until the following morning.
Handling homicide detectives could not be reached for comment Sunday.
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did she have a tattoo of two eyes on her inner forearm. Did she have another tattoo on her left hand of an angel with a dagger? was she chunky around early 30's and around 5'5?