Public Safety
Officials identify two bodies found at Lancaster property
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the men as Edward Perez and Ricky Phillips; sheriff’s homicide detectives continue investigating.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified two men whose bodies were found at a remote Lancaster property as 46-year-old Edward Perez and 61-year-old Ricky Phillips, ABC7 reported October 2. The remains were discovered near 50th Street East and Avenue F after Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives went to the property as part of a missing-person investigation.
What it means locally
ABC7 reported, citing unnamed sources, that both men had been reported missing. The Sheriff’s Department said the remains were found buried September 29 with help from cadaver dogs and that investigators were treating the discovery as a homicide investigation. Authorities had not released a cause or manner of death, said how long the remains were at the property, identified a suspect or announced an arrest. Those facts remain undetermined. The accompanying photograph is an aerial view of Lancaster taken in January 2026 and is archival; it does not show the property, the men or the investigation.
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