GRIDLEY, CA (MPG) - On July 6^th, an unknown caller reported finding a redheaded “young girl face down fully clothed in the dirt” to law enforcement. Gridley Police Department responded to secure the scene until Butte County Sheriff’s Department could arrive.

The body was found close to the railroad tracks near W. Evans Reimer and Township Roads. According to Gridley’s Leutenant Quihuiz, the body was located close to the area housing the business Gridley Gravel & Nursery.  

The body was identified by the Butte County Coroner’s Office as 54 year-old Marie Anzalone of Biggs. She was petite in stature, lending to the initial confusion regarding reports of a body of a “young girl”. Her children did share that they felt her death was the result of foul play and organized a fundraiser to help cover funeral costs. Son Devin Underwood said online, “My mom was someone everybody loved; she had an amazing laugh and a loving personality. I hate to ask for help.”

The investigation into Anzalone’s death is still open, pending the results of the autopsy report. Butte County Coroner’s Office has not received those results as of Monday, August 10^th.