The Costa Mesa Police Department has released new details surrounding the grisly discovery of a woman’s body inside a trash can on Tuesday.
Officers were initially called to a home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue in Costa Mesa around 2:27 p.m. and, upon arrival, found a woman deceased at the scene
Neighbors told KTLA that the victim was found in a trash can in the backyard. The Costa Mesa Police Department confirmed those reports Wednesday morning and identified the victim as 38-year-old Julie Anne Sanetra of Irvine.
Area residents said the neighborhood is usually quiet, and they were shocked to learn a deadly crime happened in their community.
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One man spoke to KTLA on Wednesday morning and said that he didn’t know much about his neighbors, and that he had only seen a woman coming and going from the house.
He believes that she moved in “four or five” months ago; public records indicate the residence was sold in June 2023.
