Costa Mesa Police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad confirmed officers were called to a location on the block of Fair Drive after 8 p. June 5 and that two deceased individuals were discovered on the property. Erica Arellano, a supervising deputy coroner, identified the two deceased individuals as Lynne Charles Vanderwall, 51, of Irvine, and year-old Baixue Ren, whose city of residence had not yet been established. Whether or how the two decedents may have known each other remains unknown, but an online listing for Six Stars Massage in the city of Westminster lists Baixue Ren, of Santa Ana, as the business agent.
Arellano said Ren and Vanderwall are thought to have both died sometime around midnight that Saturday night, roughly eight hours before their bodies were discovered. Costa Mesa City Atty. Kimberly Hall Barlow confirmed by email Thursday officials have been engaged in an ongoing legal battle over activities at the property for years and, on April 23, obtained a preliminary injunction against multiple dispensaries operating there. In an page lawsuit filed on April 20, , attorneys representing the city declared seven massage businesses and three marijuana dispensaries operating at the site public nuisances and sought a court-ordered injunction to have them temporarily or permanently shut down.
Florentino Contreras Bacilio and Angel Lopezevaristo were charged with kidnapping to commit rape and sodomy, and two counts of sexual penetration by foreign object. Officers visited the massage parlors posing as customers and were offered sex acts in exchange for money on multiple occasions by practitioners at all businesses.
She said one person identified as a manager was arrested on Dec. Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Daily Pilot. Contact Us. Site Map. A business complex at Fair Drive, in Costa Mesa, where two people were discovered dead at a massage parlor Saturday. By Sara Cardine Staff Writer. Share via Close extra sharing options. News Charges filed against 2 men in alleged abduction, rape in Huntington Beach.
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