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Cori Desmond, a popular waitress in Torrance, was last seen at a Redondo Beach restaurant. Her body was found last year stuffed into a bag and
\ndumped in the snow near a San Bernardino County highway, about 100
\nmiles away.
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A driver who pulled into a turnout on the west side
\nof Highway 330 near mile marker 38 in Running Springs reported seeing
\nwhat he believed to be a human foot protruding from a bag.<\/p>\n
This week, a restaurant chef accused of killing her was ordered to
\nstand trial for murder.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nTony Lopez Perez said he found Desmond’s body and decided to dispose of it in The North Torrance High — Shelby Grad<\/p>\n Photo credits: KTLA<\/em><\/p>\n \nMore breaking news in L.A. Now: <\/strong><\/p>\n Child porn suspect is found dead by FBI in Whittier<\/a><\/p>\n O.C. deputy pleads guilty in lobster poaching case<\/a><\/p>\n San Diego’s Geezer Bandit hits 6th bank in 6 months<\/a><\/p>\n
\nthe mountains, according to records recently made public and reviewed by KTLA.
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\nAccording to a search warrant affidavit filed Nov. 25, the Redondo
\nBeach man told detectives he found Desmond’s body lying next to his
\nDodge Durango outside his apartment. Perez claimed he put the body in a duffel bag, placed it in his
\nvehicle, went to work at the Spitfire Grill in Santa Monica and then
\ntransported it 80 miles, according to the affidavit, according to KTLA News.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSchool graduate had worked a shift at Beaches, a restaurant and bar in
\nManhattan Beach, before going to Bac Street Lounge in Redondo Beach about 11 p.m. to see
\nfriends.<\/p>\n