Overview
- Detectives responded after an infant’s body was found near the 100 block of Struve Road in Moss Landing and, less than two hours later, apparent human remains were discovered in the 400 block of Old Stage Road in Salinas on Saturday, Aug. 1.
- Monterey County firefighters and paramedics confirmed the infant was dead at the Moss Landing scene and sheriff’s deputies secured both locations for investigation.
- The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has said the two discoveries are being investigated separately and officials do not currently believe they are related.
- Authorities have not released identities, causes of death, or other forensic findings and asked anyone with information to call the sheriff’s office tip line at (831) 755-3700.
- Sheriff’s commanders said standard next steps include forensic processing and autopsies to determine identity and cause of death, and they noted it is uncommon for two such discoveries to occur nearly simultaneously in the county.