Woman found dead in ravine in 1998 identified but mystery remains

EL CAJON, California — For decades, a woman found dead in a California ravine posed a mystery.

But now, the woman’s family has some answers; she has been identified as Alicia Ledezma Sanchez, El Cajon police said in an October 30 Facebook post.

The woman, whose body was decomposing and had no identification when it was found in an El Cajon ravine surrounded in heavy shrubbery on Aug. 13, 1998, was believed to have been dead for up to six weeks.

Despite an investigation, police said the woman’s identity remained a mystery…

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