Body Found in Burned Car May Be Ex-Coach
A charred body believed to be that of a former tennis coach at a prominent San Fernando Valley private school was found in a burned-out car in the Mojave Desert, about a week after he was reported missing, authorities said.
A 1982 Nissan 280-Z belonging to Richard Kinuya, 43, of Studio City, a former coach at the Harvard-Westlake School, was found Feb. 4, said Sgt. Tom Neely of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
A body, burned beyond recognition, was found in the car and has not been positively identified. “It’s a high probability that it is” Kinuya, Neely said.
It was not known how long the body had been at the remote desert site, about 10 miles north of Baker off California 127.
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