Missing Man Found Dead In Cabazon Desert Was Homicide Victim

CABAZON, CA — A 60-year-old man reported missing late last month in Cabazon has been found dead, and sheriff's investigators believe he was a homicide victim.

The remains of Ruben Garcia of Cabazon were found shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The body was discovered in an open desert area south of the train tracks, between Almond and Olive streets, in Cabazon.

"The decedent had trauma to his body consistent with a homicide," the sheriff's department reported.

Garcia was last seen July 29 in the area of Mission Street in Cabazon.

The investigation into Garcia's death is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Hood at the Cabazon Sheriff's Station at 951-922-7100, or Investigator Castaneda with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777.