Pool service man arrested in murder of 93-year-old Palm Desert woman
An arrest has been made in the murder of a 93-year-old Palm Desert woman earlier this week.
The homicide happened on Tuesday, Nov 30 at 12:55 p.m. on the 77000 block of Michigan Drive inside the Palm Desert Country Club. Deputies found 93-year-old Jean Grace Willrich dead inside her home. Authorities said Willrich was found with trauma consistent with a homicide.
On Friday, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced that a 59-year-old Thousand Palms man was in custody in connection with the murder. Authorities said he is a self-employed pool service man.
Jail records show that the man was arrested near the intersection of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage at approximately 6:00 p.m.
The man has not been charged at this time but was booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio on first-degree murder charges.
If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Investigator Castaneda with Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Investigator Chua of the Palm Desert Sheriff Station at 760-836-1600.
This was the second murder to happen inside the community within three weeks. At this time, investigators have not connected the two crimes.
On Nov. 11, 47-year-old Edward Snyder was shot and killed near Tennessee and Oklahoma avenues.
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