Body found in Pasadena park identified as Glendale resident Kapriel Horighian

YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS: A body found in Pasadena’s Hahamongna Watershed Park four months ago has been identified as that of a Glendale man, reports Armenpress citing Glendale News-Press.

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Kapriel Horighian, 51, was discovered on April 15 by a passing hiker in a heavily wooded area of the park on the border between Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge. Pasadena homicide detectives were called in, but the body was badly decomposed and investigators saw no signs of foul play, Pasadena Police Lt. Rick Aversano said at the time.

Coroner's officials confirmed Horighian's identity through dental records and other forensic techniques, said Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.

Winter said that the cause of death has not been determined.Carlton Smith, a Palmdale resident who is Horighian's brother in law, said Horighian lived with his mother and his brother in Glendale. County voter rolls list Horighian as living in an apartment on Chestnut Street, near Brand Boulevard.

Anahid Horighian, one of Kapriel Horighian's sisters, said that family knew little about the circumstances of his death and had no further comment.