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Investigation underway after woman found dead in Anaheim field

Anaheim police are seeking help from the public in locating a suspect in the death of a homeless woman who was found in a field on Tuesday. 

Officers were sent to a field in the 2100 block of W. Crescent Avenue at around 3 a.m. after learning of a woman who was unconscious and bleeding in the area. 

"Upon arrival, they located a deceased woman, 43-year-old Jessica Elaine Crummel of Anaheim, inside a tent in a large unoccupied field on the north side of the street," said a news release from APD. 

Investigators believe that the death is a homicide. 

They say that Crummel was possibly living out of a tent in the field where she was found. 

Anyone who knows more is asked to contact detectives at (714) 321-3669. 

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