Missing Since 2/15/15 Body Erica Alonso, 28, Found in San Juan Capistrano, CA

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Decomposed Body That of Missing OC Woman, 28 Year Old Erica Alonso

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Decomposed-Body-Found-in-Remote-Area-of-Orange-County-301571801.html

A decomposed body found in a remote area of Orange County, California, Monday was preliminarily identified as that of a woman who went missing after a Valentine's Day date, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

The remains of Erica Alonso, 28, of Laguna Hills, were found one mile east of a US Forest Service Station in San Juan Capistrano along Ortega Highway in the Cleveland National Forest. A team of biologists with Caltrans discovered the body and notified authorities at 10 p.m. Monday.

Coroner's officials will officially identify the remains through fingerprint or dental records and determine a cause of death, officials said.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.

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Body of Missing Laguna Hills Woman Erica Alonso Found Off Ortega Highway: OCSD

http://ktla.com/2015/04/28/decomposed-body-discovered-off-ortega-highway-near-mission-viejo/

Erica Alonso disappeared after leaving her boyfriend’s house in the city of Irvine on the morning of Feb. 15 after a night out celebrating Valentine’s Day.

Earlier in the night, Alonso and her boyfriend had been at the Sutra Lounge in Costa Mesa.

The couple arrived at the club either by taxi or Uber earlier in the evening, Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department stated at the news conference.

At some point in the night, Alonso befriended another couple and convinced them to give her and her boyfriend a ride home, Hallock said.

The foursome left the club about 1:30 a.m. and drove to Alonso’s boyfriend’s apartment in Irvine near Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue, according to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

The couple stayed at the apartment until about 3:45 a.m., but left after Alonso and her boyfriend got into an argument, Hallock said.

About 10 to 15 minutes later, Alonso also left the apartment and was not heard from again, the news release stated.

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Body found near San Juan Capistrano identified as missing Erica Alonso

http://abc7.com/news/body-found-near-san-juan-capistrano-identified-as-missing-erica-alonso/685507/

A decomposed body found in a dry creek bed in the Cleveland National Forest near San Juan Capistrano has been preliminarily identified as Erica Alonso, a Laguna Hills woman who went missing in February. Dental and fingerprint records still need to be compared for a positive identification.

A group of biologists working for Caltrans made the grim discovery at about 10 p.m. Monday in a remote area one mile east of the San Juan Capistrano Fire-Ranger station near Ortega Highway and Hot Springs Canyon Road. The coroner moved the body at about 11 a.m. Tuesday.

It's not clear how long the body had been there, but AIR7 HD captured what appeared to be blood at the scene.

The cause of death remains unconfirmed. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday.