Coroner Identify Woman Found in Car Trunk at Azusa Tow Yard

An autopsy was pending today to determine the cause of death of a woman whose naked body was found in the trunk of a red Honda Accord that was towed to an impound yard in Azusa.

The woman was identified as Gloria Darland, 63, of Covina, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. Her body was found Tuesday afternoon.

Marco and Diego Ibarra told ABC7 she was their mother and had been staying in a sober-living home.

The car was towed from the 3700 block of Fish Canyon Road in Duarte, and the sons said they suspected their mother's death had something to do with a nearby homeless encampment.

Sheriff's homicide detectives were assisting the Azusa Police Department in the investigation. Anyone with more information about the death was urged to call detectives at (323) 890-5500.

- City News Service

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