A body discovered in a shallow grave in Northern California earlier this week has been identified as missing Macedonian model Adea Shabani, authorities said Wednesday.
Shabani, who went missing in February, was identified by her tattoos, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office. She appears to have sustained blunt force trauma to the head but a final determination of the cause of death will not been made until toxicology and tissue analysis has been completed, police said. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
The monthlong search for Shabani, a model and aspiring actress, came to a close this week when her body was found in the shallow grave 50 miles north of Sacramento.
Los Angeles police said Tuesday that they believe Christopher Spotz, a 33-year-old man who police say had an "intimate relationship" with Shabani, was involved in her disappearance. He died last week after shooting himself during a police chase.
Shabani, who would have turned 26 earlier this month, graduated from high school in Skopje, Macedonia, and attended college in Paris, according to her Facebook profile. She was a student at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Hollywood and was set to graduate in September.
from los angeles times
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