Crime & Safety
KABC Video: Sheriff's Seek Public Help in Burned Body Case
The local TV station talks about possible witnesses in which a bound man's bound was found burned on a local sidewalk, suggesting early-morning cyclists could have seen the something related to the crime.
Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide detectives are working to identify a man whose body was found burning on a sidewalk in Altadena, KABC-TV reports.
Investigators say the victim was a 70-year-old African-American man. He has been identified but not publicly pending notification of next of kin. His body was dumped between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15, just before daylight, when the killer or killers would have had to work quickly to avoid being seen.
What they may not have realized is that even at that early hour, many weekend athletes are driving by to get to the base of a nearby bike trail.
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"Especially Sunday mornings -- there's a shuttle that picks people up, and they leave generally around 6 o'clock in the morning, and shuttle people to Mount Wilson," said Steve Salinas, Steve's Bike Shop.
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