Help Sought in Identifying Woman Found Dead in Irvine

Help Sought in Identifying Woman Found Dead in Irvine
A forensic sketch of a woman who was found dead on an Irvine sidewalk in May 2023. (Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff's Department)
City News Service
8/1/2023
Updated:
8/1/2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Authorities sought public help Aug. 1 in identifying a woman who was found dead on an Irvine sidewalk in May.

Officers discovered the woman, referred to only as Jane Doe, near Mark Dailey Athletic Field at 308 East Yale Loop on May 26 around 4:52 p.m., according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

She was described as a 5-foot-8-inch Hispanic woman between 45 and 60 years old, weighing 124 pounds with black medium-light curly hair, brown eyes, and natural dentition.

According to the sheriff’s department, the woman may have been experiencing homelessness at the time of her death.

Investigators have released a forensic sketch to identify the woman. The cause of her death was pending further investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the woman’s identity was urged to call the Sheriff’s Department’s Coroner Division at 714-647-7400 and reference case number 23-03133-BK.