Autopsy Planned Today on Corpse of Frozen Woman : Probe: Arizona murder suspect once lived in Lake Forest. The victim was found inside freezer in truck rented by him.

The frozen body of a woman, found in a truck rented by a former Lake Forest man, cannot be examined for the cause of death until it thaws, authorities in Prescott, Ariz., said Friday.

“There is no apparent cause of death, and we wouldn’t know until (Saturday) when the medical examiner can perform the autopsy,” Yavapai County sheriff’s spokeswoman Laurie Berra said Friday. “She is still partially frozen.”

Authorities described the victim as Caucasian and in her 20s to 30s, weighing 124 pounds and 5-feet-4 to 5-feet-6, with long dark hair. Berra said they have some possible leads as to her identity, but have been unsuccessful trying to match her fingerprints with those of women reported missing across the country.

“It could take as long as a day, and then, on the other hand, I’ve seen corpses remain unidentified for six months,” she said. “There is no way to predict.”

Sheriff’s deputies went to the Prescott Country Club home of John Famalaro on Wednesday after receiving a tip from Phoenix police that the Ryder truck he had rented in Lake Forest in January was stolen. Famalaro was arrested shortly after the body was found in a freezer in the truck.

He has retained a private attorney and has not given a statement to police, Berra said.

The 37-year-old house painter kept a post office box in Lake Forest while living in his country club home and made several trips back to California, Berra said.

According to the Prescott Coutier, Famalaro, who was described by his customers as well-spoken, moved to Prescott to take care of his father, who has Parkinson’s disease and is hospitalized. Famalaro’s mother lives in another home at Prescott Country Club. Deputies searched the 20- to 25-foot truck after Phoenix police said it may be involved in drug trafficking.

The body was found after deputies saw an extension cord running from the freezer in the truck to his house, Berra said. The cord powered the freezer, which had been left on for days, authorities said.

The truck and the freezer have been taken to the Department of Public Safety’s crime lab in Phoenix. Several cans of paint also were found in the back of the truck.

Investigators have obtained a search warrant for Famalaro’s car and home, but Berra would not comment on what was found.

Famalaro was being held in Yavapai County Jail on suspicion of theft and first-degree murder.