Body of Camp Pendleton Marine's Wife Found

Coroner: Body found is California Marine's wife
FALLBROOK, Calif.

(AP) – A body found in brush near a Southern California lake was identified Wednesday as a Marine's wife whose disappearance last week led to the arrest of a woman and the investigation of another Marine.

Coroner's investigators determined the body discovered Tuesday was that of 22-year-old Brittany Dawn Killgore.

The disclosure came a day after authorities arrested Jessica Lynn Lopez, 25, on suspicion of murder and continued to investigate Louis Ray Perez, the last person seen with Killgore, as a person of interest in the case.

Authorities have not disclosed how the three know one another.

Perez, 45, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to stealing an assault weapon. Investigators have given few details about that case, and it was not known if they suspect the weapon was tied to Killgore's death.

Perez was being held on $500,000 bond. His attorney Jeffrey Reichert said his client has no criminal history, is married and has lived in San Diego County for 10 years.
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