IRVINE – Authorities have identified a Long Beach woman whose body was found in the trunk of her own car in an Irvine neighborhood.

Coroner’s office officials Wednesday afternoon identified Anna Oung, 29, as the woman whose body was discovered about 11 p.m. Tuesday in a car parked on Beech Tree Lane near University Drive.

Oung’s husband had called the Long Beach Police Department to report her missing five hours before the car was discovered, Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department said.

The husband decided to contact authorities after Oung, who works in Irvine, was several hours late in returning home, Engen said.

Using “information from his cellphone company,” Engen said, the husband was able to locate the silver Honda sedan in a residential area in Irvine.

“How that spot is related to her is unclear,” Engen said.

Police say the husband asked Irvine officers to help him get into the car, claiming he didn’t have keys to the vehicle.

“He found what was apparently an unoccupied vehicle and couldn’t get inside of it,” Engen said.

While searching the car, the officers found Oung’s body in the trunk.

Oung’s body did show some “visible signs of injury,” but authorities would not specify what type of injuries or comment on what could have caused them.

Irvine police detectives and coroner’s investigators remained at the scene where the car was found for most of Wednesday morning.

Investigators have not determined whether Oung’s death was a result of a homicide, Engen said, and are referring to it only as a “suspicious death.” They are awaiting the results of an autopsy, which is scheduled for Thursday.

Coroner’s investigators will determine whether Oung died in the trunk, although Engen said police are “not investigating any other area as a related scene.”

Authorities have not identified any persons of interest or suspects tied to the death, Engen said, and no one was in custody Wednesday afternoon.

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