City Council Approves $50,000 Rewards for Unsolved Murders of Two Girls

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved $50,000 rewards Wednesday for information leading to convictions in the unsolved murders of two young women, both of whom may have been found alongside highways within the last 10 months.

The body many believe to be Bree'anna Guzman discovered near the Riverside Drive on-ramp to the Glendale (2) Freeway in Silver Lake last week, about a month after the 22-year-old went missing.

The LAPD website again stated Wednesday that the coroner had not formally confirmed the body was Guzman's.

Michelle Lozano, 17, was found in a plastic storage container in Boyle
Heights near the Cesar Chavez off-ramp of the Golden State (5) Freeway on April 25, 2011. She too disappeared while on a walk to a nearby store.

LAPD Won't Say If Killings Are Connected

Los Angeles Police Department robbery-homicide detectives are exploring
the possibility the murders might be connected, but officials said it is too
early in the investigation to make a determination.

Northeast division detectives are blaming social media for feeding the rumor mill

Lincoln Heights, which has experienced a bit of demographic shift in the last few year as Echo Park, Silver Lake and Highland Park gentrified, has been on edge since Guzman disappeared.

Lincoln Heights Residents Organize

Activists organized a walk Wednesday night themed "Take Back Our Lincoln Heights."

Council district 1 rep Ed Reyes, who represents Lincoln Heights, introduced the motions to create the rewards.

You can see those motions in the attached media gallery.

If you have information about either murder you can call LAPD Robbery-Homicide at (213) 486-6890 or (877) LAPD-247.