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  • Martha Marti Ellen Myers is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Search efforts increase for a Castaic woman missing since last week as her family grows more and more concerned.
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  • Sandra Coke, 50, of Oakland was last seen leaving her home on Sunday, August 4, 2013.
  • An unidentified woman's body was found on Friday during a search for a missing federal investigator from Oakland.
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  • Richard Gonzalez is seen in this mugshot provided by police.
  • One of the men arrested in the kidnap and murder of a Fontana man has committed suicide in jail, police said Thursday.
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  • Sandra Coke, 50, of Oakland was last seen leaving her home on Sunday, August 4, 2013.
  • Authorities are searching for a 50-year-old missing federal investigator after her car and cell phones were found.
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  • A two-year missing-person case turned into a murder investigation when police found a body inside a freezer.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • Three suspects were arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a Fontana man.
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  • Carolina Karimi, 18, is seen in a photo provided by family.
  • Police say missing hospital volunteer Caroline Karimi has been found in Wyoming. She is said to be in good condition.
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  • Carolina Karimi, 18, is seen in a photo provided by family.
  • Urgency grows to find 18-year-old Caroline Karimi, a hospital volunteer who has been missing since Monday morning.
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  • Carolina Karimi, 18, was last seen leaving her residence in the 2900 block of Queensbury Street in West Los Angeles on Monday, July 29, 2013.
  • LAPD need the public's help in finding a missing 18-year-old woman who was last seen at her West Los Angeles home.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • A $10,000 reward is being offered to find whoever killed a Fontana man after his body was found in a burned car.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo. Fontana police said Padilla went missing after he was apparently assaulted outside his home on Friday, July 26, 2013. His body was found in a burned car at a Rialto park.
  • A $10,000 reward is being offered to find whoever killed a Fontana man after his body was found in a burned car.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The body of a Fontana man suspected of being attacked and kidnapped was found in a burned car in Rialto.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The body of a Fontana man suspected of being attacked and kidnapped was found in a burned car in Rialto.
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  • A 16-year-old Menifee boy accused of the murder of his half-brother was in a Murrieta courtroom Monday
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  • A 16-year-old Menifee boy accused of the murder of his half-brother was in a Murrieta courtroom Monday
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo. Fontana police said Padilla went missing after he was apparently assaulted outside his home on Friday, July 26, 2013. His body was found in a burned car at a Rialto park.
  • A $10,000 reward is being offered to find whoever killed a Fontana man after his body was found in a burned car.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • Fontana police are asking for the public's help to find an apparent kidnap victim who might be badly injured.
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  • Alejandro Padilla, 40, is seen in this undated photo.
  • Fontana police are asking for the public's help to find an apparent kidnap victim who might be badly injured.
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  • Terry Smith Jr. is seen in this undated photo.
  • A memorial was held Thursday night in Lake Elsinore for Terry Smith Jr., who was found murdered earlier this month.
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  • Terry Smith Jr. is seen in this undated photo.
  • A memorial was held Thursday in Lake Elsinore for Terry Smith Jr., who was found murdered earlier this month.
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  • Two men were arrested Monday for the homicide of a missing Murrieta woman.
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  • Joseph Garcia, an Ontario musician who was kidnapped was found alive and well in Mexico, is reunited with family on Monday, July 15, 2013.
  • An Ontario musician who was kidnapped was found alive and well in Mexico. He was reunited with his family Monday.
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  • Joseph Garcia, an Ontario musician who was kidnapped was found alive and well in Mexico, is reunited with family on Monday, July 15, 2013.
  • An Ontario musician who was kidnapped was found alive in Mexico. He was reunited with his family Monday.
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  • An elderly man with Alzheimer's disappeared at a local hospital and was found dead days later. His family plans to sue.
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  • The Riverside County District Attorney's Office charged Terry Smith's half brother with murder on Friday.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The Riverside County District Attorney's Office charged Terry Smith's half brother with murder on Friday.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The Riverside County District Attorney's Office charged Terry Smith's half brother with murder on Friday.
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  • Nicolas Cendoya appears in a Santa Ana courtroom on Friday, July 12, 2013, where he pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine.
  • The hiker who got lost in Trabuco Canyon and admitted to drug use will not have to pay for the search efforts, a judge ruled.
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  • Nicolas Cendoya appears in a Santa Ana courtroom on Friday, July 12, 2013, where he pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine.
  • The hiker got lost in Trabuco Canyon and admitted to drug use will not have to pay for the search efforts.
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  • Terry Smith Sr., father of missing Menifee boy Terry Smith, Jr., is seen Thursday, July 11, 2013.
  • New details are coming out from Terry Smith's father, his mother's partner and the woman who found the body.
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  • Terry Smith Sr., father of missing Menifee boy Terry Smith, Jr., is seen Thursday, July 11, 2013.
  • New details are coming out from Terry Smith's father, his mother's partner and the woman who found the body.
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  • Terry Smith Sr., father of missing Menifee boy Terry Smith, Jr., is seen Thursday, July 11, 2013.
  • New details are coming out from Terry Smith's father, his mother's partner and the woman who found the body.
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  • Candles, flowers, toys and messages of love are seen at a makeshift memorial for 11-year-old Terry Smith on Thursday, July 11, 2013.
  • Terry Smith's dad said the teen who was arrested in the disappearance of the Menifee boy was violent.
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  • A crowd releases balloons at a vigil for Terry Smith, a missing boy from Menifee, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
  • The hundreds who searched for Terry Smith, a boy who went missing in Menifee, held a vigil for him Wednesday night.
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  • A crowd releases balloons at a vigil for Terry Smith, a missing boy from Menifee, on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
  • The hundreds who searched for Terry Smith, a boy who went missing in Menifee, held a vigil for him Wednesday night.
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  • Sue Emory, a volunteer in the search for Terry Smith, is seen Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
  • The developments in the case of Terry Smith have shocked and saddened those who searched for the missing boy.
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  • The family home of Terry Smith is seen. Smith went missing July 6, 2013 from the home in Menifee. Human remains were found behind the home July 10, and a 16-year-old family member was arrested for murder that day.
  • A 16-year-old family member of Terry Smith, a missing autistic boy from Menifee, has been arrested for murder.
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  • Investigators searching for a missing boy in Menifee focus on a tree just behind the familys house in the 3300 block of Helen Lane on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
  • Remains were found at the Menifee home of a boy with autism who went missing Saturday, officials said.
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  • Terry Smith Jr., 11, disappeared from his familys home in the 3300 block of Helen Lane in Menifee on Saturday, July 6, 2013.
  • Authorities are searching the home of a missing 11-year-old boy to determine whether human remains are on the property.
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  • Searchers in the Menifee area say they're not giving up hope in finding a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
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  • Searchers in the Menifee area say they're not giving up hope in finding a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
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  • Hundreds of people continue to search the Menifee area on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
  • Hundreds of people continue to search the Menifee area on Tuesday for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • Searchers in the Menifee area say they're not giving up hope in finding a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • Authorities and volunteers continue searching for a missing boy with autism in the Riverside County town of Menifee.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The search continues for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism in the Riverside County town of Menifee.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • The search continues for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism in the Riverside County town of Menifee.
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  • Terry Smith, an 11-year-old boy with austism who is missing from Menifee, is seen in this undated photo.
  • A search is under way in Menifee for a missing 11-year-old boy with autism.
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  • Yvonne Baldelli is seen in an undated file photo. Her former boyfriend Brian Brimager was arrested and indicted Thursday, June 27, 2013 in her disappearance.
  • A retired Marine was arrested in the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend, who went missing after they moved to Panama.
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missing person, arrest, orange county news
  • Family and friends remembered Terrilynn Monette, a teacher who vanished for three months in New Orleans, at a memorial service held in Long Beach on Sunday, June 23, 2013.
  • Relatives gathered at a service in Long Beach to grieve the loss of a teacher whose body was found in a bayou in New Orleans.
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  • Enrique Maese, 69, was last seen on a bus bench near Normandie Avenue and 108th Street in South Los Angeles on Thursday, June 20, 2013.
  • Authorities are looking for a 69-year-old man who went missing from his home in South Los Angeles Thursday.
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