New Details Emerge About Woman Found in Grave North of Beaumont

More details emerged late Thursday about a woman whose body was found buried in a shallow grave seven days ago in a field between Beaumont and Oak Glen, north of the Riverside County line.

New information that may help identify the woman includes a distinctive, color tattoo on her right forearm and wrist, which depicted "two red roses from a single stem," according to an update.

A San Bernardino County coroner's investigator released details about the woman Thursday night.

"Following a forensic examination on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, it was determined that the White or Hispanic female decedent was approximately 5'4", and weighed between 185 to 210 lbs.," the coroner's update said.

"She had dark brown shoulder-length hair (possibly dyed) and brown eyes. She was clad in a dark tank-top and sports bra combination with pink lace scalloping around neck, blue denim pants, and black Nike shoes (women's US size 8.5)," the update said.

"A color tattoo was observed to her right forearm/wrist area, depicting two red roses from a single stem. Due to decomposition changes, age can only be estimated preliminarily between 25 and 60 years – but additional examinations to narrow this range are under way," the update said.

"Cause of death cannot be determined, pending additional laboratory tests. Fingerprints are available, but are of insufficient quality to be compared in the usual state and national databases. Dental records will be developed for comparison, and DNA profiles will be uploaded to the state and national databases," the update said.

The body discovery was reported to San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies just after 11 a.m. July 15, according to homicide investigators.

A Riverside County sheriff's deputy notified San Bernardino County authorities of a body near Mile High Ranch Road, north of Noble Creek, investigators said.

South of the county line, Mile High Ranch Road is known as Avenida Miravilla, which starts near Bogart County Park.

The body was in a shallow grave and homicide investigators initially could not determine age, gender or race of the deceased, sheriff's officials said.

Coroner's investigators said the grave was west of Mile High Ranch Road and about one mile north of the Riverside County line.

Anyone with information about the possible identity of the victim was urged to call the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department - Coroner Division at (909) 387-2978.

The death was also being reviewed by San Bernardino County sheriff's Specialized Investigations detectives.

Tipsters were urged to call Detective Ryan Ford or Sergeant Jim Cornell at (909) 387-3589. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.