A murder investigation is underway after authorities found a woman’s body in a shallow grave near a remote Southern California desert community over the weekend.
Deputies were called to a secluded field east of Highway 395 and north of Buckthorne Canyon Road in the unincorporated Helendale area shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday regarding a possible deceased person, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
“While the reporting party drove eastbound on Buckthorne Canyon Road, they observed what initially appeared to be a mannequin,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement. “Upon closer inspection, it was determined to be a deceased individual.”…