People v. Andersen

Opinion

FLEMING, J.

I

On 27 January 1978 the body of Susan Joan Hyde was discovered buried in an isolated location above Foothill Boulevard, Los Angeles. Portions of the body were badly charred, some of its fingers were miss ing, the knee joints were missing, and the legs were separated from the torso. The torso was wrapped in a blue bedspread; the legs were separately wrapped in a towel. Ms. Hyde had been shot four times with .22 caliber bullets, once in the liver, once in the chest, and twice in the arm. The shots were the cause of her death.

Susan Hyde (Susan), 1 age 31, had last been seen…