COSTA MESA — Costa Mesa police on Friday identified the homeless Fountain Valley woman whose dead body was driven around in a car for up to 10 months, but have declined to release her name.
Investigators are referring to the woman only as "Signe," a transient in her 50s or 60s, pending notification of next of kin and determining the cause of death.
The case began Monday evening after a Costa Mesa police cadet was responding to a complaint of a parked car blocking a driveway in the 2000 block of Tustin Avenue.