DNA testing identified remains found beneath a Big Bear Lake home in 2020 as Jill Maiorca, missing since 2007. Her former husband, Jeff Maiorca, 53, was arrested on suspicion of murder; authorities accuse him of killing her in 2006. He is held without bail.
Authorities said a resident called in October 2020 after finding something suspicious in the home's crawlspace. Detectives found long-buried remains and determined the person had been killed, but initial DNA testing and other methods could not identify them. The body had been hidden without the homeowner's knowledge, authorities said.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department has not disclosed what evidence led investigators to Jeff Maiorca. The murder investigation remains ongoing, and officials asked anyone with information about Jill Maiorca to contact the agency.
