Woman's body was in Salinas Walmart parking lot for months

A young Marina woman's body was in a busy parking lot for three months before anyone noticed something was wrong, investigators said Tuesday.Lauren Jessie Moss, 22, was found dead inside her silver Volkswagen Jetta. The car was parked outside a Walmart store in Salinas near East Boronda Road and North Main Street.Moss was last seen alive in Seaside on Nov. 13, 2015, the same day that she left a rehab center.Someone reported the woman missing to police, and Seaside police opened a missing person case.On Feb. 3, Moss' body was found by Walmart employees.Salinas police said her car had dark-tinted windows, and a sunshade was covering the dashboard, making it difficult to spot someone inside.Her cause of death has not been determined by a coroner, Monterey County Sheriff's Cmdr. John Thornburg said.Salinas police officers said Moss' death was likely a suicide.Her sister told KSBW that she left a suicide note behind for her family, and a drug needle was found in the car. The sister believes that Moss died shortly after injecting herself with drugs.A Walmart spokesperson said they do not have personnel patrolling overnight, but they do have 24-hour surveillance cameras.When police looked through Walmart's security cameras, the footage only went back until December 2015. Footage from December showed the Jetta in the same parking spot.

A young Marina woman's body was in a busy parking lot for three months before anyone noticed something was wrong, investigators said Tuesday.

Lauren Jessie Moss, 22, was found dead inside her silver Volkswagen Jetta. The car was parked outside a Walmart store in Salinas near East Boronda Road and North Main Street.

Moss was last seen alive in Seaside on Nov. 13, 2015, the same day that she left a rehab center.

Someone reported the woman missing to police, and Seaside police opened a missing person case.

On Feb. 3, Moss' body was found by Walmart employees.

Salinas police said her car had dark-tinted windows, and a sunshade was covering the dashboard, making it difficult to spot someone inside.

Her cause of death has not been determined by a coroner, Monterey County Sheriff's Cmdr. John Thornburg said.

Salinas police officers said Moss' death was likely a suicide.

Her sister told KSBW that she left a suicide note behind for her family, and a drug needle was found in the car. The sister believes that Moss died shortly after injecting herself with drugs.

A Walmart spokesperson said they do not have personnel patrolling overnight, but they do have 24-hour surveillance cameras.

When police looked through Walmart's security cameras, the footage only went back until December 2015. Footage from December showed the Jetta in the same parking spot.