Woman in Truck Suffered Post-Partum Depression

Irvine police suspect a 31-year-old Long Beach woman, whose body was found in the was suffering from post-partum depression and took her own life, a police lieutenant said Thursday.

had been missing for about five hours when her body was found just after 11 p.m. Tuesday night, said Irvine police Lt. Julia Engen. Her husband tracked her car and phone to Beech Tree Lane at University Drive using technology that located her cellphone, Engen said.

Her car was parked a few miles from where she worked. With the husband's permission, police searched the car and found the body, which showed signs of injury, Engen said.

An autopsy performed Thursday was inconclusive, but investigators suspect she took her own life, Engen said. The birth of the couple's first child was about three months ago, Engen said. Oung was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and being treated for it, Engen added.

``Based on this and other related information discovered during interviews with Anna's family, detectives do not suspect foul play,'' Engen said.

--City News Service