CA - LA County ME Asking for the Public's Help in Identifying Woman Whose Body Found in the Dominguez Channel

[Knox]

CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in the Dominguez Channel with both legs missing.

The grim discovery was made about 7 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Carson Plaza Drive, between the 405 Freeway and the SouthBay Pavilion Mall, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Investigators said there were "obvious signs of trauma" on the body. The deceased woman was wearing a sleeveless, size XL, knit dress from Old Navy.

She also had a large skin tag on the right side of her torso and stretch marks on her lower abdomen.

Anyone with information was asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Coroner asks for help ID'ing woman whose body, with legs missing, was found in Dominguez Channel

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner asked for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was found in the Dominguez Channel with both legs missing.

abc7.com

They couldn't provide any other identifying details, really?!!

 

[Rosydecember]

Wow … I’m actually speechless…. What a vague and non helpful description

 

[Knox]

Wow … I’m actually speechless…. What a vague and non helpful description

I thought it was very disrespectful.

 

[HmmMysterious]

A facial reconstruction would've been helpful here

 

[teeby]

Really? They couldn't share height? Weight? Hair color? Race?

 

[iamshadow21]

Really? They couldn't share height? Weight? Hair color? Race?

Height and weight are difficult to estimate in dismemberment cases where the remains are incomplete.

Also... Depending on how long she was in the water, race may be difficult to guess without DNA testing.

MOO

 

[iamshadow21]

A facial reconstruction would've been helpful here

This body was only found less than a week ago, and recons take time, especially if the body is decomposed and the cleaned skull is needed to work from. They don't boil heads any more to clean them, because that makes it harder to get DNA, so they have to use other methods.

MOO

 

[teeby]

Height and weight are difficult to estimate in dismemberment cases where the remains are incomplete.

Also... Depending on how long she was in the water, race may be difficult to guess without DNA testing.

MOO

I figured she couldn't be very decomposed if they could tell that she had stretch marks. Maybe that's not correct.

I do think if they had her torso and head, which I assume they do since it only says her legs were missing, that they could ball park height and weight based off of standard human proportions.

 

[Knox]

Here's the area she was found in. No updates today that I have been able to find. 500 Carson Plaza Dr · 500 Carson Plaza Dr, Carson, CA 90746

Here's a picture of the dress she was wearing, Old Navy size XL.