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Body Of Woman Missing Since Last Month Discovered In Field
Authorities say that they have found the badly decomposed body of a Riverside woman who was reported missing last month.Kimberly Lynn Dow, 30, was reported missing by her mother on September 23 when her mother said that she had not heard from her daughter in two weeks, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Just this Saturday authorities found the body of a woman in a field in Riverside, and they announced yesterday that it was the body of Dow. The body was found on the edge of the Santa Ana River Wildlife Area, but it was so badly decomposed that it wasn't clear that it was Dow or even a woman at first glance.
Now authorities are looking for Thomas James Fulk, her 35-year-old boyfriend. Fulk has been evading police but he has apparently been commenting on public forums about his girlfriend's disappearance. In a October 2 post about her disappearance, he wrote:
"Kim I know your okay, please just contact your mom so everybody stops freaken out. your my best friend I love you kimmy, call donna call anyone please..."
Dow was living with Fulk at his father's home before she disappeared. Police want to question him about his girlfriend's death, as well as probation violations related to a felony conviction for possessing meth. Police believed he is armed and dangerous.If you have any information about Fulk or Dow's death, you can call Detective Jim Simons at 951-353-7138 or Detective Jim Brandt at 951-353-7137.
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