What was a missing persons case has turned into a murder investigation on the Central Coast.
Isabel LucasVelasco of Coalinga was reported missing September 13 and was last seen alive at a job site near Arroyo Grande.
Over the weekend, Search and Rescue teams from San Luis Obispo and Fresno counties conducted a search along Highway 198, west of Coalinga. They found a body believed to be that of the missing 50-year-old woman.
They arrested Alejandro SorianoOrtiz of Coalinga on a murder charge. They say he’s the former boyfriend of the victim.
They arrested the man’s brother on a charge of being an accessory to the murder. The two men were also charged with burning the woman’s vehicle.
