Crime & Safety

Burned Remains from Weekend Car Fire Identified

King County fire investigators have identified the body found in a burning car this weekend as 39-year-old Denise Kay Grigsby from the Kent area.

The King County Medical Examiner's Office has positively identified a body found in a burned out car over the weekend as 39-year-old Denise Kay Grigsby from the Kent area, a Sheriff's Office press release said today.

Mountain View firefighters  in the area of S.E. 328th Street and S.E. Auburn-Black Diamond Road Sunday morning. It was then that fire investigators discovered Grigsby's burned remains in the trunk of the car.

According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office the cause of death is listed as homicidal violence.

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King County Sheriff’s Office major crimes detectives and fire investigators will be processing the car for evidence today.

If you have information that might help in the investigation, please contact the major crimes unit at 206-296-7530 or MCUTips.KCSO@kingcounty.gov.

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