Man's Body Found in Madera County Field

By KSEE News

October 18, 2012 Updated Oct 18, 2012 at 11:09 AM PDT

Madera County authorities have launched a murder investigation after a body was found by a farmer.

According to the sheriff's department the decomposed body of a man was found in a cornfield off of Avenue 14 near Road 9.

Deputies say the victim is 18-year-old Pete Rios Junior of Chowchilla. Rios was last seen on October 7th in Chowchilla.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP

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