El Dorado County grandmother's death suspicious; Deputies searching for her car

A 60-year-old grandmother of six from El Dorado, California was found dead in her home on December 18 and deputies are investigating her death as suspicious.

Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's office say they responded to the home Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. where they found Helen McKinney dead and her car missing.

The victim’s son found her body.

An investigation was conducted and it was found that McKinney’s vehicle was missing from her home. Her cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy but is suspicious due to the fact that the vehicle is missing.

El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating McKinney’s vehicle. If you see vehicle pictured above, a white with convertible black top 2017 Nissan 370Z, plate # 8CSX032, please contact local law enforcement or EDSO Detective Rich Horn at (530) 642-4729.