Decomposed Body Found Behind Mall

Santa Clarita (myFOXla.com) - A badly decomposed body was found today behind an under-construction strip mall in Santa Clarita, and detectives believed the remains were those of a missing 18-year-old Newhall woman who may have committed suicide.

The discovery of the body near the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway at the ramp to Henry Mayo Drive was reported at 1:11 p.m., said Deputy Lillian Peck.

A law enforcement official said "it is possible" the body may be Brigett Kennemore, who was reported missing Oct. 26.

Peck said an identification had not been made.

Kennemore was last seen at 4:20 p.m. Oct. 26 walking eastbound on Hasley Canyon Road, according to deputies at the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station.

The missing woman, who suffers from a developmental disability, had just gotten off a Santa Clarita Transit bus just east of Cambridge Avenue, deputies said. She lives on The Old Road in Newhall.

Peck said homicide investigators believe the body may be Kennemore's and the cause of death is a suicide.

The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner will make the final determination of the woman's body and what caused her death.