Man, Woman Found Dead In Marina Del Rey; Man ID'd

MARINA DEL REY, CA — A man found dead inside a vehicle in Marina del Rey shortly after a woman was found dead on a boat was publicly identified Sunday.

The Medical Examiner's office determined 33-year-old Kevin Nelson Jr. died from strangulation and ruled the death a suicide. The woman's name has not yet been released.

Deputies from the Marina del Rey Sheriff's Station were called at 11:12 a.m. Thursday to the 14000 block of Tahiti Way, near Via Marina regarding a welfare check at a boat in the marina where they found the woman's body, said Lt. Steven De Jong.

During the course of their investigation, a member of the community who knew the people who lived on the boat alerted the Los Angeles Police Department to a vehicle parked nearby on the 100 block of Via Marina, where they found the body now identified as Nelson inside, authorities said.
Investigators said there are no suspects.

Anyone with information regarding this case was asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous callers can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 and tips can be sent to lacrimestoppers.org.

— City News Service