Nude and Mutilated Body Found Near Lake
Lopez did not just take full responsibility for Brittany’s brutal murder, exonerating Perez and Maraglino, but she also directed the police to the body’s exact location. The police hurried out to the scene and discovered a nude female body in a remote dirt field near Lake Skinner. There were deep cuts on her leg and wrist, suggesting failed attempts to dismember the body. Despite the signs of strangulation and mutilation, fatal injuries inflicted by Lopez based on her letter, investigators could not say whether or not the body was Brittany’s. The body had been out there a number of days and had begun to decompose and bloat. The police contacted Darryl and Michelle Wrest to inform them they located a body, but they needed positive identification to confirm if it was Brittany.
