Missing Palm Desert woman’s body found in RM field

RANCHO MIRAGE — The body of a 50-year-old, Palm Desert woman who disappeared last month after leaving her home to go to work was discovered yesterday in a Rancho Mirage field, southwest of the intersection of Monterey Ave. and Verbenia Rd.

Sheriff’s officials investigating the woman’s death do not suspect foul play; however, they say the investigation into how she died is active and ongoing.

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Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified today Jennifer “Jennie” Carpenter Sulcoski as the victim whose body was recovered.

According to a coroner’s release Sulcoski was pronounced deceased at 6:47 p.m., when she was found by deputies who had responded to a report of a body found in the field on the north side of a Southern California Edison substation.

Sulcoski was reported as missing by her family after she was last seen leaving home for work, Sept. 19.

Sulcoski’s family members filed a missing person’s report with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department the following week.According to her family, Sulcoski never arrived at work and had not been seen since disappearing.

Rancho Mirage PD deputies and investigators from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s station are investigating the cause of Sulcoski’s death and their investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact sheriff’s officials at (760) 836-1600. Callers can remain anonymous.

#RanchomiragePD Death investigation update: the decedent was an adult female, Coroner will release the identity once ID’d & next of kin is notified, no signs of foul play, active death investigation

— Riverside County Sheriff PIO-East (@RSOPIOEast) October 10, 2018

RanchomiragePD Active death investigation in area of Monterey Ave. north of Clancy Lane, Officers received a report of a deceased person (unknown sex) @ approx 6:40pm, no further info available at this time, no threat to public @ranchomiragecal

— Riverside County Sheriff PIO-East (@RSOPIOEast) October 10, 2018

 

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle, and Anza Valley Outlook; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.