On March 18 at 4:22pm, Antioch police were dispatched to the 2200 block of Belle Ct. after a man called police and said he had discovered his ex-wife, Cheryl White, 50 of Pittsburg, deceased in the trunk of his car.
Officers responded and confirmed this to be the case. The car was a green, 1992 Toyota Camry. Due to the suspicious nature of the death, investigators were called in to take over the investigation.
The man reporting this stayed on scene and was cooperative. He was brought to APD and interviewed.
According to him, he originally left her to sleep in the passenger compartment at about 3:00 am after they had used some drugs together. He knew White had moved to the trunk to sleep as he had checked on her at about 12:30 pm and she was now in the trunk of the car.
She was fine at that time, but wanted to continue to sleep so he left her alone. He told investigators she had done this (slept in the trunk) on occasions in the past and that she likes to sleep in there because she feels safe and won’t get harassed.
There were no immediate signs of foul play visible on White and her ex-husband was not arrested said Tom Fuhrmann of the Antioch Police Department. An autopsy performed Monday (3/21/16) did not reveal any obvious cause of death.
Further testing is being done in an attempt to determine the cause. Those results could take weeks, at the least. Once all reports are in, this case will be sent to the Office of the District Attorney for review.
No other information will be released at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to call Antioch Police Detective Dee at (925)779-6884. You may also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) using key word ANTIOCH
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Nice to see Antioch Police take 4 days to provide the public with information. Oakley put out their suspicious death in about an hour? Way to raise the bar Antioch Police.
Oakley is not understaffed or overworked. Ever take that into consideration.
I love how you would think to insult the police for two obvious pieces of shit that have prob done nothing productive in society. Anyone that WANTS to sleep in a trunk after doing drugs is not normal and we as a society are not going to miss this important part for our society! Not!
I bet if the “drugs” in question here were a few beers you’d have more compassion, right? Just because someone uses “drugs” does not in anyway lessen their importance here in this world. Regardless, most of the human population is using drugs: alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, prescription opiates, etc. Yes, even some cops use “drugs.” So please get off your high horse, society doesn’t need your outdated, puritanical judgements (especially since the woman is dead already). #drugwarhypocrisy
You don’t know if that’s what happened. It’s what the very suspect and abusive ex said happened. I just love how you can judge without knowing jack. Only an obvious piece of shit comments nastily about a tragic death when they have no fucking idea what they are talking about. This woman was a nice woman and a good mother so fuck off.
Sorry you two pathetic enablers. This woman who liked to sleep in trunks to keep safe when she was high “was a good mother”. Omg. What is your standard of a good mother? You are both jokes. No, I don’t think people that take a few drinks or abuse prescription drugs are any better. You BOTH judge me without knowing one thing about me so get off your hypocritical horses. Just idiots. You are the type of people that continue this “war on drugs” bc you feel sorry for addicts that don’t take care about their children but steal not only material things from people but time and energy from those of us that really care about this life. Idiots.
What? ?
All that was being critiqued was your disregard for the value of human life based on the use of drugs, and your moral soapbox preaching. No one on this planet is innocent; drug use is irrelevant. Your car, your house, your food, you’re entire American livelihood is sustained by constant foreign war, slave labor, and political sabotage. All are guilty, so get the plank out your eye dude ?
Subhuman, I bet you argue with your mom on mothers day.
It’s after 7 am nothing to read I guess I’ll go to a good reputable source.
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