Trista Spicer of San Bernardino booked on suspicion of murder. Photo courtesy of the San Bernardino Police Department.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A woman was arrested last week after police found the remains of a man who'd been missing since 2014 in a makeshift ‘tomb’ at a San Bernardino home.
Trista Spicer, 43, of San Bernardino, was booked on suspicion of murder on Sept. 2 for the murder of Eric Israel Mercado, according to the San Bernardino Police Department. Officers say they received a tip about possible human remains at a residence in the 1400 block of E. Davidson Street last month.
After an investigation, officers were able to serve a warrant at the home. As they were serving the warrant, officers say they found what appeared to be a makeshift tomb. When they entered the tomb, they found a person's remains. According to police, Spicer lived at the home with Mercado. Mercado was reported missing by his family in 2014 and had not been seen since, according to officers.
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Police determined that Spicer was responsible for Mercado's murder, and issued an arrest warrant. Spicer was arrested last Friday and booked into a local jail. Police are still investigating Mercado's murder. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 909-384-5762 or 909-384-5613.