“Believed to be a male”, Moreno Valley murder victim remains unidentified
MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say that a murder investigation is underway after a body was discovered in a remote area of Reche Canyon in Moreno Valley Saturday, Oct. 30. The body, believed to be that of a male, was discovered in the open hills east of the 7400 block of Reche Canyon Road, according to officials.
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Deputies assigned to the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the scene around noon after receiving the report of a found human body, Riverside Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit Sergeant Ben Ramirez has since reported.
Deputies located the victim’s body and secured the area as a crime scene and members of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit responded and assumed the investigation. Officials remained active at the remote and rural location well into the next day while processing the area for evidence.
The victim’s body was removed from the scene by the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office the day after the discovery.
Coroner officials conducted an autopsy yesterday according to Ramirez; who said, “Due to trauma found on the victim, this case will be investigated as a homicide.”
The victim is believed to be a male adult, unknown age or race, with medium length black hair.
The investigation is currently ongoing and no further information has been released.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call Investigator Bermudez at the Moreno Valley Station Investigation Bureau at (951) 486-6700 or Investigator Sandoval with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number MC213030002 and can remain anonymous.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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 30 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 18 grandchildren.