Crime & Safety
Authorities Release Name Of Woman Killed When Daughter Abducted
The search continued for the man wanted in the killing of Marisol Garcia Palacios and the abduction of her daughter.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities Saturday released the name of the woman found dead inside a West Adams home, prompting a search for her 5-year-old daughter and the child's 40-year-old father.
She was identified as Marisol Garcia Palacios. The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner has deferred a conclusion on her cause and manner of death.
The search continued for the man wanted in the killing of Palacios and the abduction of her daughter, who was last seen in Los Angeles. An Amber Alert was in effect in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties for Daleyza Fregoso, who was believed to have been abducted in Los Angeles by her father, Ruben Fregoso.
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They were last seen at about 4 a.m. Sunday in the area of Alsace Avenue and Ferndale Street in the West Adams area of Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued an Amber Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The Land Rover Discovery SUV they were in was reportedly found in San Diego County, near the San Ysidro crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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According to the LAPD, officers responded to a radio call for a welfare check at about 12:40 p.m. Monday in the 2600 block of South Alsace Avenue.
"Upon arrival, officers discovered an adult female deceased inside the residence," according to an LAPD statement.
The woman appeared to have suffered a violent death, police said. Her husband was identified as a person of interest in the investigation, police said.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has charged Fregoso with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of child abuse under circumstance or conditions other than great bodily injury or death.
"Investigators have learned that Fregoso made statements indicating he intended to flee the country," police said.
Detectives were actively seeking the pair and urged anyone with relevant information to contact detectives at the LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division, South Bureau Section, at 323-786-5100.
Anyone who spots them should call 911.
Anonymous tips can be relayed through L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or
— City News Service
