Beaten woman's body found - Salinas, California
SALINAS Woman's body found - had been beaten Steve Rubenstein Friday, November 28, 2008 Monterey County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of an unidentified young woman whose body was found Thursday morning by a passing motorist in a rural area 2 miles southeast of downtown Salinas. The victim, described as a woman in her teens or 20s, had been beaten on her head and face, deputies said. Her body was found on Zabala Road near Alisal Road around 4:15 a.m. Anyone with information should call (831) 755-3772. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/28/BAD014DMKT.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Woman's Body Found By Road; Police Investigating POSTED: 2:58 pm PST November 27, 2008 SALINAS, Calif. -- The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a female whose body was found in an unincorporated part of the county east of Salinas Thusday morning as an apparent homicide. Deputies went to the area of 96 Zabala Road around 4:15 a.m. after a motorist reported seeing a body alongside the roadway, according to the sheriff's office. The victim had sustained serious blunt trauma to her head and face, the sheriff's office reported. She was described as being in her mid-teens to mid-20s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 115 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Marty Opseth or Investigative Sgt. Terry Kaiser at (831) 755-3772. http://www.ktvu.com/news/18160690/detail.html