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Mystery: Remains of missing family found in desert california LOS ANGELES (CNN) –The search is over for a California family who disappeared under mystifying circumstances three years ago. Authorities confirmed the identity of two of four sets of remains found Monday in the California desert near Victorville as those …

Read Article November 16 2013

Remains in desert are missing San Diego family: Sheriff california Humans remains found in a California desert belong to four members of the McStay family, missing since 2010, sources told NBC Los Angeles.

Read Article November 15 2013

Bones found in California desert said to be those of missing family california By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two sets of skeletal remains found buried in the California desert earlier this week have been identified as the parents in a family that vanished nearly four years ago, and the remaining bones are likely their two young sons, police said on Friday. Coroner's investigators used dental records to identify the remains of Joseph McStay, 40, and his wife ...

Read Article November 15 2013

Remains in desert may be missing Calif. family california Humans remains found in a California desert may belong to four members of the McStay family, missing since 2010, sources told NBC Los Angeles.

Read Article November 15 2013

Who is Jane Doe 52? Body remains unidentified after 3 years california On the afternoon of Sept. 10, 2010, a worker at a recycling yard in downtown Los Angeles made a grisly discovery: a severely decomposed body. But who was the woman stuffed inside a large bag? In the three years since, the search for the woman’s identity has led detectives to locate 10 other women who were previously reported missing, including a 51-year-old woman discovered hiding from a parole ...

Read Article September 12 2013

Burned Body Found Near Castaic Lake Amid Search for Missing Student california A burned male body was found Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, authorities said. Los Angeles County Fire personnel, along with deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Station, responded to the location near Lake Hughes Road about 6 a.m. after a …

Read Article September 10 2013

Bryce Laspisa Missing: California College Student From Laguna Niguel Not Seen Since Friday [PHOTO] california The search for missing California college student Bryce Laspisa has hit a snag four days after the 19-year-old Laguna Niguel man disappeared. Laspisa crashed his SUV in Castaic, northwest of Los Angeles, Friday, and authorities found his overturned vehicle that morning. He hasn’t been seen since.

Read Article September 08 2013

Naperville Central graduate Bryce Laspisa missing near Los Angeles california Bryce Laspisa, 19, disappeared early Friday. His overturned SUV was found at a boat launch north of Los Angeles.

Read Article September 08 2013

Burned Body Discovered In Southern California May Be Missing Sierra College Student california The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department discovered a body at the scene of a small brush fire in a remote part of the county on Wednesday. It’s the same area where they were looking for Bryce after his SUV was found overturned and damaged.

Read Article September 05 2013

LAPD ID's suspect in 10-year-old girl's abduction california Investigators in Los Angeles named a 30-year-old man recently released from prison as part of a realignment program as being wanted in the case of a missing 10-year-old Northridge girl, who turned up barefoot and wounded in Woodland Hills last week.

Read Article April 10 2013

Body found in rooftop cistern at L.A. hotel where woman last seen california Los Angeles police have located a body believed to be that of a missing Vancouver woman at the hotel where she was last seen.

Read Article February 28 2013

Canadian tourist found dead in hotel water tank: Accident victim? california It's too early to determine whether missing Canadian tourist Elisa Lam, whose body was found inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, was the victim of a homicide, law enforcement sources said. Officials plan to perform an...

Read Article February 26 2013

Missing Vancouver woman found dead in a Los Angeles hotel water tank california Police say the body found in a large water tank on top of a downtown Los Angeles hotel has been identified as Elisa Lam, 21-year-old Vancouver woman who went missing

Read Article February 25 2013

Body found in Los Angeles hotel water tank identified as Canadian tourist california LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A body found in a water tank on the roof of a historic Los Angeles hotel has been identified as that of a 21-year-old Canadian woman who went missing in late January, police said on Wednesday. The body, which was discovered on Tuesday morning in one of four water tanks on top of the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, has been positively identified as that of Elisa Lam ...

Read Article February 23 2013

Tourist's body found in California hotel water tank california Los Angeles — Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.

Read Article February 23 2013

Canadian tourist's body found in hotel water tank california Police were trying to determine Wednesday if the death of a Canadian woman who was missing for weeks before her body was found wedged into a water tank atop a Los Angeles hotel was the result of foul play or an accident.

Read Article February 21 2013

Body found in roof-top water tank of Los Angeles hotel where Vancouver resident Elisa Lam last seen california A hotel maintenance worker found a body Tuesday on the roof of a downtown hotel where a missing Vancouver woman was last seen in January, according to Los Angeles police.

Read Article February 21 2013

Body found on roof of downtown Los Angeles hotel where missing Canadian tourist last seen california LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—A hotel maintenance worker investigating complaints of low water pressure found a body Tuesday on the roof of a downtown hotel where a missing Canadian tourist was last seen in January, according to Los Angeles police. Authorities will investigate the water tanks on the roof of the Cecil Hotel, where the body of a woman in her 20s was found, around 10 a.m., Officer Sara Faden ...

Read Article February 21 2013

Body of missing tourist found in LA hotel water tank california UNDATED: This photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AP

Read Article February 21 2013

Missing Vancouverite Elisa Lam found in hotel rooftop water tank: LAPD The search for a Vancouver woman who went missing while travelling in California has come to a tragic conclusion. Police in Los Angeles have confirmed that a body of a woman found in a water tank on the roof of a downtown hotel is that of missing 21-year-old Elisa Lam.

Read Article February 20 2013

LAPD release video of UBC student california The Los Angeles Police Department has released video footage of a Vancouver woman missing for nearly two weeks acting strangely in an elevator.

Read Article February 18 2013

LAPD Releases New Photo of Missing Tourist Elisa Lam california Though there have been tips coming in to the Los Angeles Police Department regarding missing Canadian tourist Elisa Lam , there has yet to be a significant lead in the 21-year-old woman's suspicious disappearance. [ more › ]

Read Article February 12 2013

Police Say Disappearance of Young Canadian Woman in L.A. 'may suggest foul play' [UPDATED] california The Los Angeles Police Department are circulating a photo of a young Canadian woman who has gone missing while visiting L.A. 21-year-old Elisa Lam, who hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, was last seen at a hotel in Downtown L.A. [ more › ]

Read Article February 09 2013

Search Continues for Missing Canadian Woman Elisa Lam california Authorities in Los Angeles are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of 21-year-old Canadian tourist Elisa Lam , who was last seen January 31. [ more › ]

Read Article February 09 2013

Missing Vancouver woman sought in Los Angeles california Police in Los Angeles are searching for a missing Vancouver woman who disappeared five or six days ago while travelling alone around southern California.

Read Article February 09 2013

L.A. police searching for clues after 21-year-old Vancouver woman goes missing in California california U.S. detectives say a young Canadian woman disappeared during a visit to Los Angeles and has been missing for about a week

Read Article February 07 2013

Los Angeles police seek missing Canadian woman after suspicious disappearance california LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—U.S. detectives say a young Canadian woman disappeared during a visit to Los Angeles and has been missing for about a week. LAPD Officer Bruce Borihanh says Elisa Lam, 21, travelled to California alone from Vancouver on Jan. 27 and was last seen by workers at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 31. Her reason for going to California is unclear, but authorities say ...

Read Article February 07 2013

Missing California tot found new york LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- University of Kentucky police have found a toddler they say was reported missing in Los Angeles more than two months ago.

Read Article January 01 2013

Jenni Rivera Husband: Esteban Loaiza Pictures california Celebrities arrive at Staples Center to watch the Lakers take on the Dallas Mavericks on January 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. (Source: FameFlynet Pictures) more pics » Jenni Rivera and Esteban Loaiza(Getty) Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera is missing today after a plane she was flying in went down, reports TMZ . The star is feared dead, but nothing has been confirmed. According to ...

Read Article December 12 2012

Son finds mother's beaten body in her home california SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators say a Southern California man picking up his elderly mother for a doctor appointment found her beaten to death. The body of 76-year-old Mary Elizabeth Blaskey was found Wednesday afternoon when her son arrived at her San Bernardino home near the Arrowhead County Club. The Los Angeles Times  says the woman's gray-green Lexus is missing. The coroner's ...

Read Article December 03 2012

Joe Luis Saenz, On FBI's Most Wanted List, Arrested In Mexico california LOS ANGELES -- One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives was arrested in Mexico and returned to Los Angeles Friday night to face charges of murder, kidnapping and rape, U.S. officials said.

Read Article November 24 2012

Search fails to find girl seen kidnapped ‘kicking and screaming’ california But nearly 24 hours after Los Angeles Police received calls of a teenage girl being dragged -- kicking and screaming -- into the woods, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck had few updates.

Read Article November 14 2012