Severed head, other body parts found near Hollywood sign

Severed head, other body parts found near Hollywood sign

2012-01-19 09:20:14 GMT+7 (ICT)

LOS ANGELES (BNO NEWS) -- Detectives in Los Angeles were looking for clues on Wednesday after a human head and several other body parts were found below the Hollywood sign, police said.

The first body part was found at around 2:30 p.m. local time when two women were walking with nine dogs in the Hollywood Hills area, close to the famous sign. "Two of the dogs started playing with an object in a bag," police said. "When they looked at the object, they realized it was a human head."

On Wednesday, about a dozen detectives conducting a grid search of the area discovered two human hands and two feet. "The head appears to be that of a male victim that did not appear to have been there long," police said, adding that the victim is likely between 40 and 60 years old.

Investigators said the cause of death is still unknown, but the head appeared to have been severed just below the chin. There were no signs of significant decomposition, a spokesperson said.

On Wednesday, police were knocking on doors, hoping to find potential witnesses. One resident on Canyon Drive said police were interested in whether body parts might have been dumped in trash cans along the road, the Los Angeles Times said.

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