Crime & Safety
Body Parts Found Off Hiking Trail Near Bronson Canyon
The LAPD is using dogs to search for more remains.
Two women made a gruesome discovery about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday as a they hiked near Bronson Canyon and the Hollywood sign: a head in a bag.
According to LAPD spokesperson Karen Rayner, the incident is being investigated as a possible homicide.
City News Service says that police dogs were brought to the scene above the 3200 block of Canyon Drive to search for further remains.
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According to ABC7, the head appeared to be relatively fresh.
ABC7 is also said to have reported that a dog initially discovered the remains.
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LAPD's Hollywood division is said to be handling the case.
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