Remains of Southern California woman murdered in 2023 found in shallow grave

A 44-year-old man from San Bernardino County is being extradited from an Arizona jail back to Southern California where he’s accused of a 2023 murder of a 43-year-old woman, officials announced.

Investigators with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Colorado River Station received reports in February 2024 that the victim, Tyna Castillo, a resident of Needles, had not been seen or heard from since December 2023 and opened a missing persons case, according to an SBSD news release.

Detectives received information during the investigation that Castillo was possibly murdered on a residential property in Needles…

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