CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : VALLEJO : Body in Drum Went Undetected 46 Days
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Napa County law enforcement officers have identified the body of a woman found stuffed in a 55-gallon paint drum, but they are still trying to explain how the corpse went undetected for 46 days after discovery of the barrel. “We’re not computers, we’re just humans,” said Sheriff’s Lt. John Baumgartner. The badly decomposed remains were identified as Patti Charlene Ahmed, 27, most recently of San Pablo.
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