Woman, 30, found dead and wrapped in plastic by mother in her son’s bedroom in Los Angeles: police continue hunt for 26-year-old suspect
- Hannah Rachel Collins, 30, has been identified as the murder victim
- An unnamed California woman found her body wrapped in plastic in her 26-year-old son’s bedroom after going inside to investigate an ‘obvious smell of gas’
- It is not yet known how Collins died or how long her body was kept in the house
A woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic in a South Los Angeles home has been identified as 30-year-old Hannah Rachel Collins.
The body was found Sunday in the bedroom of a 26-year-old Hispanic man by his shocked mother at her home in the 2200 block of Wall Street.
It is not yet publicly known how or when she died, but police are still looking for the 26-year-old suspect.
The mother called police and told officers she walked into her son’s room early Sunday to investigate a “obvious smell of gas.” reported the New York Post.
Instead, she discovered the gruesome scene of Collins’ body bundled up in plastic.
The body was found in the bedroom of a house at 2200 block from Wall Street in Los Angeles
Officials described the deceased as a white female and she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics
The victim had just celebrated her birthday two weeks earlier, according to information released by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Officials described the deceased as a white female and she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Little other information about the victim has been released.
The homeowner could not find her son at the time of the discovery.
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a murder investigation, but no arrests have yet been made.
Police are continuing to investigate the 26-year-old suspect, but have not publicly released his identity.