Arrest made after body found in car at South LA tow yard

Body found in burned car at South LA tow yard

LAPD investigators say a body was found in an abandoned and burned vehicle in South LA.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say the body found in the vehicle is not that of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. 

LOS ANGELES – An arrest has been made in connection with a body found inside a burned car at a South LA tow yard. 

What we know:

On September 9, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit were conducting a follow-up at a tow yard located on the 1900 block of West Gage Avenue in South Los Angeles, related to a missing person investigation. 

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During their investigation, detectives discovered a deceased person in the trunk of a vehicle. 

Detectives with the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division assumed responsibility for the investigation.

On September 16, search warrants were served at multiple locations. On that same date, 52-year-old Sandra Romo Diaz was arrested for murder.

Diaz was booked into an LAPD jail facility. On September 18, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed one count of murder against Diaz. 

What we don't know:

The body found in the car has yet to be identified. No information was released on how the person died, or how police connected Diaz to the killing.

What's next:

Diaz is due in court on Friday for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for her to stand trial.