A woman whose remains were discovered nearly 41 years ago by children in Southern California has been identified by authorities.
A woman whose remains were discovered roughly 40 years ago by children in Southern California has been identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett. The remains, which were discovered in 1983 in what is now Lake Forest, Calif., were positively identified by investigators in the Orange County, Calif., Sheriff’s Department.If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA.
About a month after posting the findings, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said they were contacted by a woman, who believed the body found in 1983 in Lake Forest was her missing mother.With this new development, Orange County deputies say they hope it will bring some sort of resolution to Grimmett's family and will help aid in finding out exactly how she died.
More than four decades after children found a skull while playing, authorities have identified the woman as Maritza Glean Grimmett. A native of Panama, Grimmett moved to the U.S. in the 1970s."I feel the department, along with me personally, owe it to these families and loved ones to maintain the same tenacity in finding answers as the families do in searching for answers in looking for their loved ones," he added.
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