The dead human body found in the trunk of a car last month was identified as a missing Burien woman who vanished last November.
Patricia Soto, 41, who also went by the nickname “Licata” was last seen on November 7th at a Burien, Washington residence.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s office had been looking for her since she was reported missing on December 16. Her relatives said that she would never cut off all contacts with them for that amount of time.
Five days after that, Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies located a car linked to Soto’s disappearance and after they searched it, they found the missing woman’s body in the trunk.
The car was reportedly towed to an auto yard in Graham, Sgt. Darren Moss Jr. said. The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Soto’s death as a homicide with assistance from both the Snohomish and Pierce County Sheriff’s departments.
“I think that’s really going to come to detectives really trying to piece together exactly what’s happened,” King County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Meyer said.
“Obviously, this is an investigation that now spans three counties. That’s why we’ve got our work cut out for us on this.”
“We’ve got a great major crimes unit. This is what they do and I think with time and good work they are going to be able to tell that whole story.”
