Mitrice Richardson Remains possibly found in Malibu

The skeletal remains found Monday afternoon in Malibu Canyon are believed to be that of a woman, according to a law enforcement source. Women’s clothing was also found near the scene, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. LA County sheriff's officials and the LA coroner's office are trying to determine whether the remains belong to Mitrice Richardson, who has been missing since September, or one of several people who were reported missing in the area. latimesblogs.latimes.com bones were found about 2 1/2 miles from the last credible sighting of Richardson. The LA coroner's office said it was conducting exams on the remains Tuesday morning. Police investigators went to a remote area of Malibu Canyon on Monday afternoon after park rangers told LA County sheriff's officials that they'd found what appeared to be human remains. The bones were found more than 20 miles southeast of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station. Richardson vanished after being released from Sheriff's Department custody on Sept. 17, 2009. Last month, authorities held a news conference to say that Richardson could be alive in Las Vegas. A friend from Richardson's teenage years said he saw her in a bar at the Rio on Father's Day weekend in June, prompting a search by LA County sheriff's investigators. Her father, Michael Richardson, said a sheriff's department official told him that they had information on numerous sightings. But authorities have neither ...

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