Body found in box prompts Mohave County homicide investigation

A property owner checking land east of Kingman in Mohave County on Sept. 5 found a large cardboard box containing the body of a woman, prompting a homicide investigation, authorities said. Detectives later identified the victim as 57-year-old Carolyn Ann Bosher of Las Vegas after taking fingerprints at the scene, and investigators are working with Las Vegas police as they continue to seek information.

Mohave County Sheriff's Office officials said the landowner reported the suspicious package in a remote desert wash and that deputies confirmed a deceased female inside the box. A nearby witness told deputies he had seen a vehicle with its trunk open in the area the night before but could not identify the car because it was dark. Fingerprint comparisons established the victim's identity, and detectives contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which reported that Bosher had been arrested in Las Vegas on Aug. 30 on a charge of indecent exposure.

Anita Mortensen, a public information specialist with the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, told a local television station that although there was nothing at the scene to indicate the killing occurred at that location, the way...