Crime & Safety
Woodside Homicide Probed
The case is being investigated as a homicide, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — A man’s body was found Tuesday in Woodside, and the case is being investigated as a homicide, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said.
Authorities were notified about 5 p.m. of a possible body just off Highway 35 near Quail Court in an elevated and somewhat isolated area near Burleigh Murray Ranch State Park according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Medics determined that the man been dead "for quite some time," Detective Rosemerry Blankswade said.
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The Sheriff's Office identified the man as Eddy Cervantes, 40 of East Palo Alto.
A man was found dead off HWY 35 at 5PM on 12/1/20. Detectives believe this was a homicide and they are asking for anyone who may have info about this incident to call 650-599-1536. HWY 35 is closed from HWY 92 to Quail Court- until approximately noon on 12/2/20 Thank you. pic.twitter.com/UDodE2DRzg
— San Mateo County S.O (@SMCSheriff) December 2, 2020
Blankswade said the investigators are working with the Coroner's Office to determine the cause of his death, "but at this point in time, due to the suspicious nature of how he was found, our investigators are treating it like a homicide."
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Skyline Boulevard was closed between Quail Courtand state Highway 92 Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call (650)599-1536.
— Bay City News and Patch Editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report
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