Body Discovered in Suitcase
A badly decomposed body believed to be that of a missing woman was found stuffed in a suitcase inside her West Hollywood apartment early today, and a transient was arrested for the murder, authorities said.
Homicide detectives investigating a missing person report found the body, believed to be that of Rebecca Inannelli, who was in her 30s, inside a suitcase in the woman’s apartment at 975 N. Hancock Ave., sheriff’s Deputy Eric Smith said. Stephen Benwell, 20, a transient who frequents the Hollywood area, was arrested shortly after the body was found.
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