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- ABC News
- March 8, 2019
Mystery deepens after girl left in duffel bag
Los Angeles authorities are asking the public to help identify the young girl.
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Gomez also noted the significance of where the young girl's body was placed.
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Hacienda Heights, a suburban community east of Los Angeles, is home to wilderness, disguising shrubbery and massive canyons, Gomez said. But the body was left near an equestrian and hiking trail frequented by county workers.
\"Whoever left the body, they were probably in a rush -- because they clearly didn't place the body in a place that would make it more difficult to find,\" he said. \"It would be very difficult to find a body if they put it in the right place where there's all the brush and shrubbery.\"
Authorities have not determined if the girl was dead before being placed in the bag, Hoglund said.
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Without answers from the public, the autopsy and the forensics in this case \"will be even more important than ever,\" Gomez said.
Investigators are likely combing surveillance video from local businesses -- but may still hit a wall because the area has many small, winding roads without stores, Gomez said.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine cause of death, Hoglund said Wednesday.
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“It’s a horrible tragic case our investigators are working diligently on to solve,” Hoglund said Wednesday.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva added, “Investigators will spare no efforts to find out what happened.”
Authorities described the girl as black, standing at 4 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 55 pounds. She was not wearing shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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