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Homicide Probe Opens After Missing Twentynine Palms Woman Found Dead on Her Property

Detectives await autopsy results to determine the cause and manner of death.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the victim as 51-year-old Hiroko Nagao of Twentynine Palms.
  • She was reported missing on Oct. 23 after her husband left around noon and later could not find her, with her belongings still at the home.
  • Her husband found her body on Oct. 31 around 1 p.m. on the property in the 74000 block of Aztec Avenue.
  • Morongo Station deputies responded first, and the Sheriff's Specialized Investigations Division Homicide Detail took over the case.
  • No suspect or person of interest has been publicly named, and investigators are seeking tips through the Homicide Detail or We-Tip.