9-year-old Los Angeles area girl found in duffel bag ID'd
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Investigators have identified a Los Angeles-area girl found dead in a duffel bag along a suburban equestrian trail, and two people have been detained in connection with the case.
The coroner's office determined the girl was 9-year-old Trinity Love Jones and ruled her death a homicide, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said late Sunday.
The department has declined to say how Trinity was killed and a department spokeswoman on Monday declined to identify the people who've been detained. They're considered persons of interest.
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The department plans to release additional details later in the week.
On March 5, a park worker found Trinity's body partially protruding from a duffel bag at the bottom of an embankment in Hacienda Heights, just southeast of Los Angeles.
Investigators believe her body was there less than 48 hours.
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A police sketch of Trinity released to help identify who she was showed her wearing what she had on when her body was found: a pink shirt that read, "Future Princess Hero."
"It's a sad day for the department, for the community, and we're going to do our best" to solve the case, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said last week.
A man who identified himself as Trinity's father told KTLA-TV at a memorial for his daughter that she was full of life and joy and that he's in shock over her death.
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"Words can't explain what I'm feeling right now," Antonio Jones said. "I just want answers. I just want justice."
He declined to discuss details about the case or Trinity's living situation.
A GoFundMe page created by Trinity's uncle describes her as "a very loving and caring little girl."
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"She had a great imagination ... so much so whenever she would wear a pretty dress, she would call herself a princess," according to the post. "She didn't deserve to be tossed out like trash."
Meanwhile a large memorial near where Trinity's body was found continued to grow Monday, with people stopping by to add Disney balloons, teddy bears, flowers and photos of the bright-eyed girl. Signs read, "Justice for Trinity," and "Rest in Heaven, Princess."
Cherie Kiyomura of Whittier visited the memorial with her 3-year-old son Bishop on Monday to pay her respects, though she didn't know Trinity or her family.
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"This has really hit home," she said. "No child should ever be left this way."