Autopsy confirms Spenceville Wildlife Area remains as belonging to missing actress
Sheriff’s office: Tattoos identified the body
Nevada County authorities on Wednesday identified the remains found this week in Spenceville Wildlife Area as belonging to Los Angeles actress Adea Shabani.
LA police had said they believed the remains, found Monday and recovered Tuesday, likely belonged to Shabani, 25. A Wednesday autopsy confirmed it, Nevada County Sheriff’s Lt. Rob Bringolf said.
“She was identified through tattoos,” Bringolf said.
The manner of death is homicide, while the cause of death remains under investigation. A toxicology test, which can take weeks, is pending, the lieutenant said.
LA Police Capt. William Hayes in a Tuesday press conference said 33-year-old Christopher Spotz, who had an intimate relationship with Shabani, was suspected in her death. Police reports state Spotz killed himself Friday after a police chase ended in Riverside County.
According to LA police, Shabani was last seen alive with Spotz on Feb. 23. A surveillance photo taken that day in an elevator shows the pair together.
Spotz later told police that Shabani left his car in Santa Clarita after an argument. Shabani likely was buried around Feb. 23 in the shallow grave by Dry Creek in Nevada County. Days later Spotz drove to Colorado with another woman, his fiancee, Hayes said.
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