On Jan. 9, 2013, Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives responded to Big Tujunga Canyon Road, mile marker 2.92, Angeles National Forest, regarding a hiker who reported finding an apparent shallow grave. No human remains were found at that time.
[Editor's note: The search led to the discovery of the vehicle and body of missing Canyon Country resident Sarah Alarid. See previous story here.]
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, Sheriff’s Homicide detectives, along with the Montrose Search and Rescue Team, were searching the area of Big Tujunga Canyon Road, mile marker 2.72, Angeles National Forest, when they discovered human remains.
The victim has been identified as Nicolas Carter, a 25 year-old male resident of Glendale. Victim Carter was the subject of a missing persons report filed with the Glendale Police Department on Jan. 7, 2013. The Coroner’s Office has determined the cause of death was from blunt force trauma.
Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are investigating the case as a homicide. There is no further information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
'Shallow Grave' Victim ID'd as Glendale Resident
