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Missing NPF is listing the case file of Linda LeBeau due to Ortega Highway Area being inside Cleveland National Forest, and Lake Elsinore being in close proximity to the national forest.
Missing NPF has not been able to locate information pertaining to the exact date in 1986 when her remains were found. We will update this information when it can be confirmed.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Southern California woman who was killed in 1977 has been identified by a cold case team, authorities said Friday.
A skull and other skeletal remains found in 1986 were identified this week as those of Linda LeBeau, who was reported missing in Tustin, the Riverside County district attorney’s office said.
LeBeau was born on April 10, 1950. Her remains were found down an embankment along the Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore by state highway surveyors. Investigators determined that the victim had been shot in the head but they couldn’t identify the remains, the DA’s office said.
Last August, the Regional Cold Case Homicide Team had several sets of remains exhumed and sent for DNA comparisons. LeBeau’s remains were identified after a possible match was found between DNA of possible relatives and DNA in a state missing persons database, authorities said.
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Personal Characteristics
Female
27 years old
Investigative Overview
Foul Play Suspected: Yes
Suspected Suicide: No
Cause of Death: Murder - Gunshot Wound(s)
Significant Dates
Reported missing on October 6, 1977 - 16680 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes ago
Found on January 1, 1986 - 13671 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes ago
This case file was posted on
Jan 23, 2022 at 18:19
This case file was last modified on
Jan 25, 2022 at 07:14
This case file has been assigned the Missing Persons ID 6894
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valombrosa
April 2, 2023 at 12:09 pmAnother article, published in the Orange County Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2013/08/01/36-years-later-police-are-trying-to-solve-womans-murder/
Joss Leal
January 25, 2022 at 7:15 amMore information from KESQ: https://kesq.com/news/2022/01/21/remains-found-in-1986-in-lake-elsinore-identified-as-woman-missing-since-1977/