A body found behind a secret entrance to an attic was identified as a Black woman who went missing in Vallejo, California, on Sept. 28.
With the help of the FBI and the victim’s family, investigators made a gruesome discovery: the remains of 28-year-old Renia Lewis had been “hidden behind a wall” at the home of Douglas Irwin Shaw, a 41-year-old white man living in “hoarder-” style conditions. Family members told local news KTVU that her body had been dismembered.
The dilapidated property in a Bay Area suburb was Lewis’ last known location, prompting police to zero in on the house. Her mom, Teri Lewis, had been tracking her using the Life360 tracking app.
When her mom didn’t hear from Lewis, alarm bells went off, and the family launched their own search around the suspect’s neighborhood. After her phone was found on the roof of a nearby school, the Vallejo Police Department and Patrol Division took over. She was last seen on Sept. 24…