(L.A.) Emily Bortee, 18, Died on a Hillside

Case Number: 2023-14066

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 18-year-old Black female that occurred on a hillside.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Emily Bortee.

STATUS: The decedent’s body has been released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take six to nine months.

RIP EMILY BORTEE (November 30, 2004 – October 16, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 9:02 a.m.

The decedent was found near a 605 Freeway on-ramp in the Industry-Pico Rivera area.

A week later, California Highway Patrol arrested Marvell Beroit, 26, in connection with her death. The Department of Medical Examiner still has not made public a determination in this case.