Missing 53-year-old woman found dead in rural Harbison Canyon

Michelle E Moden Photo courtesy of SDSO An eastern San Diego County woman who had been missing for a week was exposed dead over the weekend in a rural area near Sycuan Casino government announced Monday The body of Michelle Moden was discovered Sunday along Sequan Truck Trail in Harbison Canyon according to the California Highway Patrol There were no immediate signs of criminal involvement in her death according to the state agency Moden had gone missing after leaving her residence in the block of Dehesa Road in her blue Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on April sheriff s executives reported A ruling on the cause of her death was on hold pending completion of postmortem examinations