The San Diego Police Department has released new details regarding a suspicious death investigation after a body was found in a freezer last month.
The incident occurred on Dec. 22, when a family visiting from out of town found a dead man inside a chest freezer at a home on the 4900 block of Zion Avenue in Allied Gardens.
Based on the unusual location of the body, the SDPD’s Homicide Unit was called in to investigate. Working with the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, detectives have now identified the body as that of Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones.
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Haxby-Jones, who would have been 81 years old, is believed to have lived at the same residence at some point before his death, SDPD said. Detectives also believe it is possible the elderly woman may have been missing for up to nine years or may be dead.
The cause of his death has not yet been determined and the investigation is ongoing. However, officials said there were no obvious traumatic injuries on his body.
Detectives are encouraging anyone who knows him or has pertinent information about his whereabouts to call the All Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 are doing.