Authorities seek public’s help in identifying woman found dead along remote road in Gorman

Authorities asked Thursday for the public’s help in identifying a woman whose body was found in the brush along a road in the unincorporated Gorman area.

Around 5 p.m. Sunday, a man got out of his car on Gorman Post Road, north of state Route 138, to rest during a long drive, authorities said. He spotted a woman lying in the brush about 20 to 30 feet away and called 911.

Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who responded to the call pronounced her dead at the scene. Her death was deemed a homicide based on wounds to her head.

Lt. Joe Mendoza of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department described the road as “desolate” and said the woman was clearly visible from the road.

“There’s really nothing around there,” he said, “just some dry brush, like dried out bushes, and some minimal trees.”

Authorities think the woman’s body had been there for less than 24 hours.

At a Thursday news conference, detectives released drawings of the woman’s face and tattoos. She was white or Latina, between 25 and 35 years old, 5-foot-1 and 96 pounds. She had blue eyes, and her hair was dyed dark burgundy.

Her tattoos included a Playboy rabbit head, a cross, flowers and the words Brayden and Rylee.

According to Mendoza, the man who found the woman’s body was “very afraid” and drove away as soon as police arrived.

Officials have no suspects in the case.

Anyone with information can call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or at the website lacrimestoppers.org.

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