Body of girl found in duffel bag near L.A.-area hiking trail identified

[Eugene]

Source: NBC News

Body of girl found in duffel bag near L.A.-area hiking trail identified

The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Jones' death a homicide, but the sheriff's department said it was withholding the exact cause of death.

arch 11, 2019, 2:14 AM EDT
By Andrew Blankstein

LOS ANGELES — The body of a young girl whose body was discovered in a duffel bag near a Los Angeles-area hiking trail last week has been identified, and two persons of interest were being held for questioning Sunday about her death.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the county coroner identified the girl as Trinity Love Jones, 9, of Los Angeles County. Authorities did not provide more detail about where in the county she lived.

Jones' body was found in a black duffel bag on March 5 by maintenance workers near an equestrian and hiking trail in Hacienda Heights, California, about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Jones' death a homicide, but the sheriff's department said it was withholding the exact cause.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-girl-found-suitcase-near-l-area-hiking-trail-identified-n981616


The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department credited an abundance of media attention and tips from the public for helping to identify Trinity Love Jones. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

[livetohike]

1. So sad. Hope they find the perp before another child

is harmed.

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. So sad. How horrible for the family.

[Eugene]

3. A man is charged with murder after a 9-year-old was found dead in a duffel bag

Source: CNN

A man is charged with murder after a 9-year-old was found dead in a duffel bag

By Holly Yan, Rosalina Nieves and Cheri Mossburg, CNN
Updated 1922 GMT (0322 HKT) March 12, 2019

(CNN) — One week after a 9-year-old girl's body was found in a duffel bag, Los Angeles County officials have charged a man with murder.

Emiel Lamar Hunt, 39, was charged Tuesday in the death of Trinity Love Jones. Trinity's body was found March 5 in light brush near an equestrian trail in Hacienda Heights.

Authorities believe Hunt killed Trinity on or around March 1, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. Officials have not released a possible motive.

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Hunt is reportedly the boyfriend of Trinity's mother, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/california-girl-in-duffel-bag-murder-charge/index.html