17-year-old arrested for murder of woman on North San Diego County trail
Teen arrested for murder of hiker
and last updated 2020-12-15 02:26:03-05
CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) Carlsbad Police announced Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of Lisa Thorborg, the woman stabbed to death on a North County trail.
According to police, Thorborg was found fatally stabbed on the Hosp Grove Trail in late November.
The body was found by a passerby who called police.
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According to police, a 17-year-old male who lives in Carlsbad was arrested. The name hasnât been released at this time.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) A 17-year-old boy was arrested Monday for investigation of stabbing a 68-year-old woman to death on a park trail near Buena Vista Lagoon last month.
The teen, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of murder in connection with the slaying of Lisa Thorborg at Hosp Grove Park in Carlsbad, according to police.
Passers-by found the victim’s body near the 2600 block of Monroe Street late on the morning of Nov. 23, Lt. Jason Jackowski said. Investigators said they believe she had been fatally assaulted within the prior 90 minutes.
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Police on Monday arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the Nov. 23 slaying of Lisa Thorborg, a Carlsbad woman who was stabbed to death while hiking, a lieutenant said.
Lisa Thorborg, 68.
(Courtesy of Carlsbad Police Department)
The teen is a Carlsbad resident, according to police Lt. Jason Jackowski. The boy’s name was not released because he is a juvenile.
Investigators do not believe there are any other suspects, Jackowski said.
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A passerby found Thorborg, 68, dead late the morning of Nov. 23 along Hosp Grove trail, a half-mile southeast of Buena Vista Lagoon. Blood at the scene tipped police that her death was suspicious, and an autopsy revealed she had been stabbed.