Woman's body found in storage container near 5 Freeway offramp in Boyle Heights
Los Angeles police were trying to determine Tuesday who killed a woman and dumped her nude body in a plastic storage container next to a Boyle Heights freeway offramp.
A homeless person called police after finding the body in a broken-open container in the brush next to southbound Interstate 5 at State Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to an official at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Station.
Police are investigating the woman's death as a homicide and believe she may have been killed somewhere else and dumped at the site.
The L.A. County coroner's office was working to identify the woman and determine how she died.
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Update this please.. very disturbing.
Posted by: Montana Gold- | April 26, 2011 at 08:24 AM
Welcome to the City of Angels.
Posted by: Blue Maverick | April 26, 2011 at 08:42 AM
it aint all good on the east side
Posted by: Derek | April 26, 2011 at 09:55 AM
My friends girlfriend thinks it's her little sister..Their going to the coroners to identify her right now...Hopefully not! My friend said she has been gone since easter and hasnt called or anything.
Posted by: Friend of Friend | April 26, 2011 at 01:33 PM
Friend of Friend - I'm praying that it's not your friend. And if it isn't I hope where ever she is, she's safe.
Posted by: Akaneke | April 26, 2011 at 03:06 PM
Dam, it was her.. She was only 20 yrs old :(
Posted by: Friend of friend | April 26, 2011 at 03:45 PM
Do you think this could have a connection with the other body that was found in the Los Angeles river (Esmeralda Gutierrez) on April 15th 2011?
Posted by: Bambi | April 26, 2011 at 05:06 PM
It was Michelle :( my prayers go out to her family!
Posted by: sam | April 26, 2011 at 07:34 PM
I KNOW OF A MICHELLE THAt SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THIS .. MICHELLE LOZANO NOT SURE BUT SHE LIVES IN LINCOLN HIEGHTS ? IS THIS STORY ON HER DOES ANYBODY KNOW THE REAL ANSWER TO MY QUESTION IF SO PLS COMMENT BACK ASAP
Posted by: VANESSA | April 26, 2011 at 09:44 PM
Hey sam! Sorry to hear that it was actually her! My prayers are with her family as well. Let Ana know im willing to help out with anything, I tried calling u, but yr phone is out of service. Im here for u too. D.
Posted by: Friend of friend (sam) | April 26, 2011 at 09:50 PM
This sounds an aweful lot like what's going on south of the border...if it isn't, it's just a matter of time.
Posted by: Rick | April 26, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Im truelly sorry to hear about yuor lost, tragic and scary to hear im 20 and that scares me.
Posted by: Ruby Garcia | April 26, 2011 at 11:16 PM
@ Vanessa, yes thats what kcal 9 said her name was, sorry.
Posted by: Viewer | April 27, 2011 at 12:36 AM
very sad.. This girl is related to my aunt's husband which is my uncle.. my heart goes out tho the family... I hope that who ever did this to her will pay with a life time of sentence if they ever capture him or them..
Posted by: isa4evr | April 27, 2011 at 08:04 AM
RESTING HER SOUL
IN PARADISE<3
Michelle was a wonderful kind loving friend who would always put a smile on one anothers face no matter where or what the situation was .She was only 17 we all love and miss her dearly my heart gose out to her family she is now in a better place looking down on us its very tragic on how she passed away all we can do is move forward with it and have her in mind knowing that she wants the best for all of us .her candle light vigil is today at 630 pm on griffin ave. MISSING YOU DEARLY MICHELLE <333 LOVING YOU ALWAYS
Posted by: destiny | April 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM
She was my neighbor. I didn't no know her that well, but I have spoken to her when a passed her home. She was a kind sweet little girl, yes I said little girl because she was someones little girl, her life was just beginning. She loved her orange cat very much and every time I see her picture on donation cans she is holding her cat it breaks my heart. Rest in Peace .
Posted by: Ruby medrano | May 01, 2011 at 04:32 PM
She was my neighbor, I didn't know her that well but we spoke when I passed her home while walking my dogs. She had a yellow cat that she loved very much, she is pictured with her cat on donations cans I have seen in several locations. She was a kind sweet little girl with her life ahead of her. I refer to her as a little girl because she was someone's little girl. I miss not seeing her sitting on her apartment stairs talking with friends. Rest in peace Michelle.
Your neighbor Ruby
Posted by: Ruby medrano | May 02, 2011 at 09:56 AM