Authorities on Thursday released the name of a woman whose body was found two weeks ago in a freezer at an Allied Gardens home.
Relatives visiting from out of town discovered Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones dead inside the chest-style appliance at a residence in the 4900 block of Zion Avenue on Dec. 22, according to the San Diego Police Department.
It remains unclear when Haxby-Jones – who would have been 81 years old when her remains were found – died, and the cause of her death is still under investigation, Lt. Jud Campbell said.
“No obvious traumatic injury to the body was noted … Based on the investigation to this point, detectives believe it is possible that Haxby-Jones may have been missing or dead for up to nine years,” the lieutenant said Thursday.
Haxby-Jones is believed to have lived at the home at some point, according to police.
– City News Service
