Officials Close In on ID of Dismembered Woman
The search for more body parts off Point Mugu was scaled down Friday after Ventura County sheriff’s detectives said they had enough evidence in their attempt to identify a woman who was found dismembered in the surf.
The county coroner’s office said it has an idea who the victim is but no positive identification yet.
Meanwhile, Alfonso Castillo, 37, a tile setter from Panorama City, was charged with murder and held in lieu of $1-million bail at the Ventura County Hall of Justice. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
A deputy on patrol Thursday spotted Castillo’s Ford Ranger about 1:45 a.m. near Mugu Rock, the Sheriff’s Department said. Castillo was splattered with blood, according to the agency. Deputies spotted limbs and other body parts floating in the water.
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