#DC-0209
Ricky Phillips and Edward Perez
Investigation
last updated 14 October 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
5
Victims
2
Charges
None reported
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Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
10 September 2026
Ricky Phillips, 61, from the Lancaster area, was reported missing.
Los Angeles Times, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
19 September 2026
Edward Perez, 46, from the Lancaster area, was reported missing.
CBS Los Angeles, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
29 September 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives went to a remote 15-acre property near 50th Street East and Avenue F in Lancaster to serve a search warrant related to a missing-person investigation.
CBS Los Angeles, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
29 September 2026
Investigators found the remains of two people at the Lancaster property, and the case was being investigated as a homicide.
Los Angeles Times, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
29 September 2026
A second property in the 43000 block of Blooming Park Street in Lancaster was searched.
Los Angeles Times, citing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
29 September 2026
At the Blooming Park Street location, a man was briefly handcuffed and placed in a patrol car before being released; no arrests were reported.
Los Angeles Times
30 September 2026
The search at the rural Lancaster property continued for a second day, with detectives digging at the site.
CBS Los Angeles
1 October 2026
The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office released the names Ricky Phillips and Edward Perez, and the Sheriff's Department confirmed the identifications to the Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times, citing the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
1 October 2026
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Pyon said detectives had ended their search on the large plot of land near 50th Street East and Avenue F.
Los Angeles Times, citing Deputy Justin Pyon
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What were the causes and manners of death for Ricky Phillips and Edward Perez?unconfirmed; the available trusted reporting did not include medical examiner findings beyond identification · unconfirmed
What connection, if any, existed between Ricky Phillips and Edward Perez?unconfirmed; the Los Angeles Times reported the connection was not clear · unconfirmed
What connection, if any, existed between the deaths and the owner or occupants of the Lancaster property?unconfirmed; CBS Los Angeles reported officials had not said whether there was a connection · unconfirmed
What evidence led detectives to the rural property near 50th Street East and Avenue F?unconfirmed; reporting says the search was tied to missing-person reports but does not detail the evidence · unconfirmed
Will any arrests or charges follow in the homicide investigation?unconfirmed; trusted reporting available here reported no arrests · unconfirmed
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