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Body found in supermarket entry column identified

by City News Service • August 15, 2018

[Image via AV News Crew]
LANCASTER – The coroner’s office Tuesday released the name of a man whose decomposing body was found stuck inside a brick pillar at a Lancaster supermarket.

The body of Raymundo Rivera, 35, was found about 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11,  inside a pillar at Winco Foods, 740 West Avenue K, according to the Los Angeles county coroner’s office and sheriff’s department. His place of residence was not immediately available.

Investigators have said he may have been a man on the run from sheriff’s deputies.

Deputies had chased a man suspected of driving a stolen vehicle on Aug. 6, when a witness says he ran into the supermarket, sprinted up stairs into the offices, and then hid in a crawl space.

Investigators thought he simply got away, but six days later, a store manager complained about a strong smell.

A plumber was called and a couple of bricks were broken to look inside the pillar.

“When they did that they looked down and they could see a shoe and a leg down there at the bottom of the column inside the column,” sheriff’s Lt. John Corina said.

The body was in “advanced stages of decomposition,” according to the sheriff’s department.

Corina said it appeared Rivera fell or climbed into the inside of the column and could not get out.

Corina called it “a horrible way to die.”

An autopsy is still pending, according to the coroner’s office.

Previous related story: Body found in pillar may have eluded deputies, got stuck in crawl space

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Lancaster

69 comments for "Body found in supermarket entry column identified"

  1. Me says

    September 5, 2018 at 8:48 am

    So sad, he was such a pillar in the community.

  2. Maguin Siders says

    August 21, 2018 at 11:56 am

    I see ppl fighting and arguing when we are all adults the guy made a dumb mistake or a few but truth is he knew no other way to be or I’m sure he would have made better choices fact is he’s human and my heart breaks to think what went on in that poor mans mind in his last moments so why don’t we all have some respect as humanity have mercy on each other R.I.P and I hope his family has strength to recover from this

  3. K robe says

    August 19, 2018 at 7:21 am

    This was the man who ran over the kid on Lancaster Blvd that’s why he ran from the cops, they started chasing him by salivation army and crashed his truck and ran into winco… karma at it’s best I hope he suffered all 5 days before he died

    • Marcos says

      August 19, 2018 at 12:44 pm

      Exactly! This guy was a total POS. He did it to himself ! Stop making excuses for people who make their own crappy choices.

    • James says

      August 19, 2018 at 11:37 pm

      Whoa, What kid? Didn’t hear anything about that. Does anyone know?

    • Lucia says

      August 22, 2018 at 10:45 pm

      No he was not.

  4. L. says

    August 18, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    It’s interesting seeing all of these people defending a criminal and using “karma” and “god” to do so.

    It really does prove that religion is like a drug for stupid people.

    • Me says

      September 5, 2018 at 8:44 am

      Drugs are missused all the time, which says nothing about the ‘drug’ and everything about the person. Use as directed.

    • Danelda says

      September 5, 2018 at 10:01 pm

      Yes I agree that religion is used as a way for the weak to feel empowered. Personally I need no shepherd for I am not a sheep.

      • Tim Scott says

        September 6, 2018 at 12:30 am

        Are you familiar with the word “hubris”?

      • Alexis says

        September 6, 2018 at 7:55 am

        John 10:27-30, I am so thankful.

  5. Close to the family says

    August 18, 2018 at 7:59 pm

    I don’t know why all of you are talking about the wall. This guy was born and raised in California, more specifically in the San Fernando Valley. So get off the wall comments. He took a family members vehicle without their knowledge and it was reported. Did he make a good decision NO. And yes he had a record of stupid petty offenses as many of you all do also. Nobody is perfect so don’t judge anyone else. All these negative and demeaning remarks need to be refrained from. Nobody knows what thoughts were in his mind and nobody ever will. Those thoughts and the complete truth died with him that day. He had children that has to see and hear these remarks. As adults we will go on with our lives without him, but as his daughter they will be forever without a father. They are also the ones that these remarks will be carried with them forever. Come on have some empathy for these 2 little girls. R.I.P. Raymundo. Your babies will love you forever.

  6. John C says

    August 17, 2018 at 1:56 pm

    What a disgusting hateful community of people. Im so glad I don’t live here anymore.

    • Me says

      August 17, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      John you are a loser why do you keep up with Antelope Valley News if you’re so quote on quote happy that you moved far away dumbass

    • Me says

      August 17, 2018 at 2:47 pm

      Then whyy do you keep up with AV News of you are so glad you don’t live here loser

    • Alexis says

      August 17, 2018 at 3:43 pm

      Where do you live, John C.?

    • John C says

      August 17, 2018 at 4:47 pm

      Doesn’t matter where I live now. I was a resident of the AV for 16 years. I did my time. Good luck to the decent people who live there amongst the despicable hateful people there. I feel for you.

    • F__k the AV says

      August 17, 2018 at 4:58 pm

      This is the same sewer community that has cretins posting comments bashing the 80 year old woman who was killed by a car in Palmpton while pushing a shopping cart full of groceries home at night. Because she may have taken the cart from the grocery store. An 80 year old woman. A shopping cart. I did my time in AV as well.

      • Tim Scott says

        August 17, 2018 at 6:19 pm

        So, now you live somewhere magical that has no daft internet trolls posting idiotic nonsense on line? Be realistic.

        • John C says

          August 20, 2018 at 10:11 am

          No, just a trolls with a little less dueling banjos.

          • Alexis says

            August 20, 2018 at 10:17 am

            I’m glad that you are happy where you are, John C.

    • William says

      September 6, 2018 at 12:57 pm

      John C. kvetches about disgusting hateful people and moves away. Then he posts disgusting hateful comments on a webste from his old place of residence.

      No matter where he goes, there he is.

      You got a problem with my reply MST3K? Let’s hear it.

  7. Esteban says

    August 17, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    This is the tragic consequence of someone who spent a good portion of his life making crappy decisions and not looking “ahead” to see what could happen.

    I am sorry that his family had to experience his loss, but I am not sad over the situation.

    Look, I have faced horrible discrimination in my life! …Came from a poor/broke family, been denied jobs because of who I am, been lied to by supervisors in the past, been stolen from, been cheated on, etc., but I persisted and got to a place in life where I feel secure. I am 36, so not much older than this guy.

    I chose a path of education, of surrounding myself with good people and making choices that will better my future.

    This guy has had almost the same lifespan as I have, yet he actively chose a life of crime, of running from the cops and then trying to hide in a place where, had he been thinking, would’ve known the Sun was going to rise and bake him to death. But he didn’t think that far ahead.

    None of them ever do.

    So there’s nobody to blame but himself.

    • Ls says

      August 17, 2018 at 2:45 pm

      Why are you bragging about your so-called successes on a page where somebody died get the f*** out of here

      • Serena says

        August 18, 2018 at 12:16 am

        Reading comprehension wasn’t your thing, was it Ls?

    • Cecie says

      August 18, 2018 at 1:29 pm

      Wtf!!! Dude you Need To Fall Back Someone Just Lost Their Life And You Wanna Sit There Nd Bash On Him Shame On You Don’t Nobody Care About Your F****** Life This Isn’t About You. Wow I Can’t Believe How People Are These Days..
      Keep Your Comments To Your Damn Self Dumb Ass !!!
      R.I.P Raymundo R. You will She Missed!!

      • Garbage Man says

        August 18, 2018 at 9:00 pm

        You’re garbage. Plain and Simple! You are a prime example of what’s wrong with society these days. I’m sure you’ll be traveling over to Winco and building a shrine next to that column any day now…

      • Kimberly K. says

        August 19, 2018 at 4:20 am

        To Cecie,
        You wrote>>:”…Wow I Can’t Believe How People Are These Days..
        Keep Your Comments To Your Damn Self Dumb Ass !!!
        R.I.P Raymundo R. You will She Missed!!”

        I can’t believe how an illiterate and uneducated person would have the audacity to call anybody “dumb.”
        Case in point>> “You will She Missed!!”

  8. Shanda says

    August 16, 2018 at 5:19 pm

    Society is a mess. This was just a strange incident that happened. He was human just like all of you folks including my self. He did not make the right choice but he didn’t deserve to die such a terrible death. Walls don’t matter, he was still a father, son, husband and a friend to others. Yeah he shouldn’t have been in a stolen car, but we as humans don’t need to make the family suffer any more then they already are. May he rest !

  9. Mary says

    August 16, 2018 at 8:38 am

    I can’t believe how many of u are expressing all this Negative comments no one deserved to die this way I’m sure all of u at one point broke the law you guys are not perfect at all how would you guys like if this was your family and people were saying this comments about them you guys have no respect and you guys are still alive you never know how we are going to die and what are people going to say about us and for the person saying built the wall this man was just as American as you your an ignorant racist POS u want the wall then go pay for it your damm self and get working on it don’t just sit there and scratch your nuts waiting for trump to do it go help him

    • Kiki says

      August 16, 2018 at 9:18 am

      Well said

      • TTD says

        August 17, 2018 at 7:39 am

        Not really. Where is the punctuation?

        • Imtay Otscay says

          August 17, 2018 at 8:05 am

          Says the person who made 2 small sentences instead of using a comma.

          But TDD is right; – If you can;t use correct punctuation[ Nothing you say should matter or count}

          • Trol says

            August 17, 2018 at 4:08 pm

            The irony.

  10. coolbananazz says

    August 16, 2018 at 12:43 am

    What a horrible way to die and all I see are rude comments. He has a family and he may have been on the wrong path, but he’s still human and nobody deserves to die that way. You’re an awful person if you think he deserved to die this way. I’m sure you guys wouldn’t appreciate strangers on the internet saying awful things about your loved ones who’ve died, it doesn’t matter if they’re criminals or not, he never killed anybody. There are also no need for racist comments when it comes to somebodies death, stop being ignorant and posting about that stupid wall! Respect his family

    • Mando says

      August 17, 2018 at 1:28 pm

      See here’s the thing. We don’t have to respect him. He chose to do what he did and get himself in that situation. When you go around stealing people’s stuff and then running from the cops, what do you expect? Jail would have been better!

      • Tim Scott says

        August 17, 2018 at 2:05 pm

        Mando, you might notice that the person you are responding to said “respect HIS FAMILY.” No one suggested that you have to respect HIM. Perhaps you just missed that, or perhaps you are among the people so eager to show disrespect whenever you can justify it to yourself that you ignored it.

        I’m not really big on “respect me, just because” myself. If someone wants my respect they have to earn it. However, I don’t go looking to be openly disrespectful just offhand either. That too has to be earned, in my opinion.

  11. Danny says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    This guy deserved it.

    • K robe says

      August 19, 2018 at 7:14 am

      This was the p.o.s who hit and killed the kid on Lancaster blvd and left him there to die …. so I hope he suffered all 5 days karma at it’s best

      • Lucia says

        August 22, 2018 at 10:48 pm

        Do you still believe that or have you seen the truth yet?

  12. Brit says

    August 15, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    A person died, stop with the racist comments. Regardless of what he did, it doesn’t mean he deserved to die. You can always get your car back but a life you cannot.

  13. sangell says

    August 15, 2018 at 12:57 pm

    35 is a little late in life to be driving around in a stolen car. Probably a career criminal and worthless to society. He died a horrible death pinned in sweltering concrete box but he chose to flee police so it was his own doing.

    • Ikemay says

      August 17, 2018 at 9:19 am

      Very well put, and I completely agree. He chose his own destiny. BTW, Your comment is the most sensible one that I have seen so far.

  14. justsayn says

    August 15, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    KARMA ! That I’m sure was a horrible way to die but……..obviously his life wasn’t especially good if he was out stealing things from other people. At least he saved us taxpayers some money! I bet momma’s proud…..he was such a good man, he never hurt nobody, etc…

  15. Ron says

    August 15, 2018 at 11:59 am

    BUILD THE WALL !!! BUILD THE WALL !!! BUILD THE WALL!!,!, BUILD THE WALL!!!

    • Alexis says

      August 16, 2018 at 9:16 am

      He wants the wall built, and he even wants to sign his name on the wall. Only if someone pays him though.

      • Laughing says

        August 16, 2018 at 2:53 pm

        Taggers do not get paid, unless they work on film sets, then they are either actors or set decorators/painters.

  16. ICARE says

    August 15, 2018 at 10:51 am

    HATE is all I hear. That’s why this world is so divided.Sounds like he had made one too many bad choices. If the guy wouldn’t of stole the car he would not be running from the police. He died a horrible way (hes still a human). I feel bad for the person whose car got stolen. Who knows if they couldn’t get to work, or to the doctors, or used all their hard work money for their car. OVERALL its a very bad and sad situation.

    • Imtay Otscay says

      August 15, 2018 at 12:09 pm

      Agreed. But there is much we don’t know, did he steal the car? Is he on drugs? Inmate info on the La County Jail site shows only misdemeanors but one of his charges shows a DoC hold so its likely he has been in prison, and he was sentenced to probation a few times so he was most likely on it. But what a horrible way to die, pinned, and nobody can hear you. He might have lasted a 3 or 4 hours or 3 or 4 days of hell, hard to tell. I am betting he crawled in there to hide, but did not realize he would be trapped.

  17. Rego says

    August 15, 2018 at 10:50 am

    Let’s see he fell in the hole Mon night
    I walked past there Wed morning and smelled something way a foul, so by Sat afternoon he was as ripe as a rotten potato

  18. Chris Stoneham says

    August 15, 2018 at 10:21 am

    If the person kept there hands off other people’s property, it never would have happened, that simple, and a large message to thieves, someone got there car stolen and totalled, where is the sympathy for the first victim of this man?

    • I AM A CHILD OF GOD says

      August 16, 2018 at 1:14 am

      Simple for a simple minded, cold-hearted individual. To even compare material possesions to human life, whether that human be good or bad proves that mankind doesn’t have NATURAL AFFECTION FOR ONE ANOTHER, like the LORD HAD FOR US. Wow! You the “perfect guy” exposing your true ignorance having more love and compassion towards possesions. GOD says in Genesis how the creation of mankind was a REGRET. So before you post heartless, hateful comments remember you too are amongst ALL of us who the CREATOR will judge for your unrighteous, sinful imperfections

      • Reyna says

        August 17, 2018 at 1:24 pm

        I’ll tell you something…I may not be perfect, but I damn-sure know not to steal someone else’s car, and I know that if I did, there would be harsh consequences!

        As for you, quit with the Bible preaching! The Bible also says to cut the hands off of thieves.

  19. G.A. says

    August 15, 2018 at 10:11 am

    Some of these comments are just…smh..if you have nothing nice to say then don’t say anything at all.

  20. Kiki says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:55 am

    If your so worried about it than go build the wall.

    • Ron says

      August 15, 2018 at 11:52 am

      I would. I even carve my name into it. If they paid me I would be happy to go down there and BUILD THE FREAKIN WALL!!!!

      • Alexis says

        August 15, 2018 at 12:05 pm

        If they paid you! I can see where your loyalties lie. As long as they pay you that filthy lucre, you’re in.

      • Wall is a dumb idea says

        August 15, 2018 at 5:41 pm

        How good is a well with all the underground tunnels?

      • Mary says

        August 16, 2018 at 8:42 am

        What you waiting for then go since ur so worried about it and for your info this man was just as American as you
        Just because he’s Hispanic does not mean he’s an illegal or anything like that I hope when you die you don’t have people saying comments like this about you even worse they might say he deserved it he was a racist POS

  21. Kiki says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:51 am

    Hope you think the same when it’s o e of your loved one.

    • David G says

      August 15, 2018 at 10:13 am

      I do not feel sorry for criminals evading the police…thug huggers like you never get it…always making excuses for criminals.

    • Oh Well! says

      August 15, 2018 at 11:07 am

      No, I don’t have to worry about my loved one’s because they’re law abiding citizens…they know better. I don’t feel any sympathy for this man. This is a perfect example of how nothing good comes out of breaking the law. Like the saying goes…play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

      • Lilian says

        August 16, 2018 at 12:14 pm

        Being law abiding doesn’t make them mortal does it? But when you loose one them and No one cares about them but you that MIGHT knock some sense in you.

      • maria says

        August 16, 2018 at 3:56 pm

        aren’t you special with your law abiding family. prima donna.

        • AV Illegal says

          August 17, 2018 at 9:14 am

          Prima Donna….a lead singer in an opera???

          • maria a says

            August 26, 2018 at 11:34 pm

            somebody who thinks their s–t don’t stink.Thinks they’re better than others. Feel superior to most. And yes, I guess a lead singer in an opera,

  22. Kayak says

    August 15, 2018 at 8:25 am

    U all need to grow the [removed] up what if he was one of your family members you worthless piece of s*** but it’s all good cuz you all talk your s*** about dead people your [removed] is our next cuz karma’s a b**** she don’t like ugliness and neither does God

    • ItsMe says

      August 16, 2018 at 7:56 am

      Karma sure was a b**** to him huh

    • mara says

      August 16, 2018 at 3:54 pm

      i agree kayak. people should have some empathy and if they find it too difficult then they should just shut the ef up! nobody is perfect

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