Woman Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances at Park in Pasadena Identified as Glendale Resident, Union Station Program Manager

Authorities on Wednesday identified a woman who was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena on Tuesday as a Glendale resident and a program director at Union Station Homeless Services.

Elena L. Ledford, 49, was pronounced dead shortly after a jogger reported finding her unresponsive shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday near the picnic table area at the park, just southeast of the intersection of Oak Grove Drive and Foothill Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner and Pasadena police officials.

Her body showed signs of “visible physical injuries” and detectives suspected foul play in her death, police said in a written statement. A cause of death had not been released Wednesday, and investigators stopped short of labeling the death a homicide.

An autopsy was pending, coroner’s officials said.

Ledford’s Facebook page described her as a program manager at Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena. A Union Station annual report from 2018 also lists Ledford as a staff member.

Representatives at the nonprofit organization could not be reached for comment Wednesday evening.

Anyone with information can reach Pasadena police at (626) 744-4501. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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