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try. Thank you for returning these to me so quickly."
"You're more than welcome," Deputy Hermosillo said as he left the room.
A couple of minutes later, Tom returned from his visit to the crime scene.
"Tom, have you talked with the sketch artist yet?" Annie asked.
"Yep, I sure have. I uploaded the photos to my computer and emailed the ones of the victim's face to Sarah and she will have sketches done and delivered here shortly. She knows we want them for the press conference."
"Great. When she brings them, have a couple hundred copies made and give them to deputies all over the County to distribute at the Malls and other public places. We need to find out who this girl is."
Annie gave half of the reports to Tom to review and she took the other half. They spent the next half-hour going through the reports, and weren't surprised when they found no new information to help them with their investigation.
Sarah arrived with her sketches and Tom made copies to go with his press release for the press conference, as well as for the deputies.
* * *
Sheriff Quinn walked up to the temporary podium that was set up for the Press Conference in the courtyard at the front of the Courthouse. Three of his deputies were busy passing out the police artist's sketch of the unidentified victim, 'Jane Doe' as well as the Sheriff's official statement.
"Good afternoon," he said as he looked around the gathering. "For those of you who don't know me, I'm Sheriff/Coroner Mick Quinn - Q U I N N.
"You've all received a copy of the artist rendition of what the victim, 'Jane Doe', probably looked like during life. She appears to be a Hispanic female between the ages of 23 and 30.
"She was found, as you'll note in the report, in a vineyard on South Fairfax Road between DiGiorgio Road and Buena Vista Road this morning around 5:30 AM. The body, which was nude, was located about 20 feet in from the black top and had most likely been placed there during the preceding twenty-four hours.
"There was no obvious cause of death. We've scheduled an autopsy for tomorrow morning. At that time, we will issue a statement with more information, if there is anything new to add.
"That's all the information I have at the moment and this is what you will find in the report. We are hoping that someone will recognize the woman from the police sketch and contact the Sheriff's Office.
"Thank you."
Several hands went up and the clamor to answer more questions arose from the crowd.
"I will not be answering any more questions at the moment because there's nothing else I can tell you. As I said, Doc scheduled the autopsy for tomorrow morning. Perhaps then we'll have more answers. Nevertheless, as you know, the autopsy report and the toxicology reports will take a while to be completed. We will be doing DNA fingerprinting to see if there's a match. That's really all I can tell you."
Amid the calls of "Sheriff, Sheriff, Sheriff Quinn" the Sheriff, Sgt. Collins, Annie, Tom, and Jesse turned around and entered the Courthouse. When the crowd finally dissipated, they made their way back to their separate offices.
* * *
Press Release:
At approximately 5:30 AM this morning, dispatch received a 911 call from a man on South Fairfax Road, between DiGiorgio Road and Buena Vista Road. He was with two Mexican farm laborers who flagged him down stating that they saw a body in the vineyard. Deputies arrived at the scene within ten minutes and ascertained that there was a body, deceased, of a young, Hispanic woman. There were no obvious signs of trauma. A forensic pathologist will do an autopsy tomorrow and then we will have more information. I have no further information at this time. Attached is a police sketch of the victim. Anyone with information as to her identity is encouraged to contact the Sheriff's Office or any law enforcement agency. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can contact our Secret Witness Hotline.
"You're more than welcome," Deputy Hermosillo said as he left the room.
A couple of minutes later, Tom returned from his visit to the crime scene.
"Tom, have you talked with the sketch artist yet?" Annie asked.
"Yep, I sure have. I uploaded the photos to my computer and emailed the ones of the victim's face to Sarah and she will have sketches done and delivered here shortly. She knows we want them for the press conference."
"Great. When she brings them, have a couple hundred copies made and give them to deputies all over the County to distribute at the Malls and other public places. We need to find out who this girl is."
Annie gave half of the reports to Tom to review and she took the other half. They spent the next half-hour going through the reports, and weren't surprised when they found no new information to help them with their investigation.
Sarah arrived with her sketches and Tom made copies to go with his press release for the press conference, as well as for the deputies.
* * *
Sheriff Quinn walked up to the temporary podium that was set up for the Press Conference in the courtyard at the front of the Courthouse. Three of his deputies were busy passing out the police artist's sketch of the unidentified victim, 'Jane Doe' as well as the Sheriff's official statement.
"Good afternoon," he said as he looked around the gathering. "For those of you who don't know me, I'm Sheriff/Coroner Mick Quinn - Q U I N N.
"You've all received a copy of the artist rendition of what the victim, 'Jane Doe', probably looked like during life. She appears to be a Hispanic female between the ages of 23 and 30.
"She was found, as you'll note in the report, in a vineyard on South Fairfax Road between DiGiorgio Road and Buena Vista Road this morning around 5:30 AM. The body, which was nude, was located about 20 feet in from the black top and had most likely been placed there during the preceding twenty-four hours.
"There was no obvious cause of death. We've scheduled an autopsy for tomorrow morning. At that time, we will issue a statement with more information, if there is anything new to add.
"That's all the information I have at the moment and this is what you will find in the report. We are hoping that someone will recognize the woman from the police sketch and contact the Sheriff's Office.
"Thank you."
Several hands went up and the clamor to answer more questions arose from the crowd.
"I will not be answering any more questions at the moment because there's nothing else I can tell you. As I said, Doc scheduled the autopsy for tomorrow morning. Perhaps then we'll have more answers. Nevertheless, as you know, the autopsy report and the toxicology reports will take a while to be completed. We will be doing DNA fingerprinting to see if there's a match. That's really all I can tell you."
Amid the calls of "Sheriff, Sheriff, Sheriff Quinn" the Sheriff, Sgt. Collins, Annie, Tom, and Jesse turned around and entered the Courthouse. When the crowd finally dissipated, they made their way back to their separate offices.
* * *
Press Release:
At approximately 5:30 AM this morning, dispatch received a 911 call from a man on South Fairfax Road, between DiGiorgio Road and Buena Vista Road. He was with two Mexican farm laborers who flagged him down stating that they saw a body in the vineyard. Deputies arrived at the scene within ten minutes and ascertained that there was a body, deceased, of a young, Hispanic woman. There were no obvious signs of trauma. A forensic pathologist will do an autopsy tomorrow and then we will have more information. I have no further information at this time. Attached is a police sketch of the victim. Anyone with information as to her identity is encouraged to contact the Sheriff's Office or any law enforcement agency. If they wish to remain anonymous, they can contact our Secret Witness Hotline.
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