Crime & Safety

Woman Found Dead in Rancho Palos Verdes ID'd

Authorities identify Brittany van der Goes as the 18-year-old woman found dead Friday in a Rancho Palos Verdes home.

An 18-year-old found dead in a Rancho Palos Verdes home Friday has been identified by authorities as Brittany van der Goes.

The woman's body was found at 1926 MacArthur Street. Homicide detectives were sent to the home Friday morning to investigate, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A cause of death has not yet been determined.

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