Coroner says El Dorado County woman's death a homicide

Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/30/2018 - 12:30am

The death of the 60-year-old grandmother whose body was found by her son on December 18 has been deemed a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma.

Deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) arrived at the home of Helen Hoover McKinney at approximately 8:00 p.m. Once inside they found the victim inside the residence in the town of El Dorado.

Investigators have determined there was no forced entry to the home and the victim's 2017 Nissan 370Z was missing. McKinney's last known contact with family or

friends was on November 29.

EDSO is asking for the public's help on finding out the victim's whereabouts between November 29 and December 28, 2018. If anyone has information regarding this, or the investigation in general, you are urged to contact EDSO. In addition, they are still seeking the public’s help in locating McKinney’s vehicle. If you see the below vehicle, please contact local law enforcement or EDSO. EDSO Dispatch 530-621-6600 and Detective Rich Horn at 530-642-4729 hornr@edso.org. The car's license plate number is 8CSX032,

At this time, no further information is being released.