Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue says family members filed a missing person report for 53-year-old Hortencia Arambula on Tuesday around 6:00 pm after not hearing from her for several days.
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Deputies were called out to Arambula's home on Ellis Street and Raymond Road, just northeast of Madera, early Wednesday morning. Her husband, who had just returned from an out-of-town work trip, had discovered her body hidden on the property behind the house.
Investigators say Arambula's car was missing from the driveway, and detectives put out a search for the vehicle.
Madera police officers found the car in Madera a short time later, with Arambula's son, 32-year-old Luis Arambula, behind the wheel. Detectives say he confessed to the killing and was taken into custody.
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Sheriff Pogue says that Luis Arambula had a brief criminal history, including vandalism. Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the homicide.
Pogue said they could not release how Aramubla was killed as the investigation was still in its early stages.
This is a developing story.