CAMARILLO, California (KABC) – A 25-year-old man is facing murder charges after his mother’s remains were found in a container in an apartment complex in Camarillo, the Cabarillo Office said. Ventura County Sheriff.
David Hoetzlein is accused of killing his mother, Tomoko Hoetzlein, 62, and dismembering his body before dumping his remains in the container of a Las Positas apartment complex near apartment where they both lived together.
Officers assigned to the Camarillo Police Department responded to a 300 block of Townsite Promenade shortly before 7 a.m. on a call for “suspicious circumstances” and found the human remains that led to an immediate investigation by the sheriff’s department. and the Ventura County Forensic Office.
Hoetzlein, who was alone in his apartment, was arrested after a search warrant was executed. Investigators say evidence located during the investigation connected Hoetzlein to his mother’s murder.
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Hoetzlein was admitted to the Ventura County pretrial detention center on murder charges, where he is currently being held in lieu of a $ 3 million bail.
The investigation is ongoing and officials say it is an isolated incident and the public is not in danger.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Detective Michael Marco at (805) 384-4739.
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