Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating the death of a 71-year-old man in an early Monday morning house fire in Glendora, calling it “suspicious circumstances.”
“He is currently married and his spouse is missing at this time, and we are attempting to locate her,” Lt. Steve De Jong, LA County Sheriff’s Department said. He said it is not known how the man died, but that blood was also found at the scene.
This is not the first time officers were called to the home. De Jong said that Glendora police responded to a domestic violence incident about a month ago.
“No one was arrested in that incident … family told us they were in the process of divorce,” he said.
The man’s wife is “potentially a victim, and missing,” according to De Jong. He would not say if she is a suspect, or possibly inside the home, but he said the family confirmed she lives in the house. She was last seen Sunday night at a local high school football game with her family. De Jong said her vehicle is still at the house.
There are security cameras at the home, but it is not yet known if they are working. De Jong said they are in the process of obtaining a search warrant to thoroughly investigate the home. Later Monday, a second body was found in the burned home. No details have been released yet, and the identity of the body remains unknown.
