Victim identified in Tulare murder; suspects arrested
The 68-year-old Tulare woman found murdered on Oct. 21 was identified as Roma Reid on Saturday.
Reid was discovered by officers at her house around 2 p.m. in response to a welfare check after she failed to attend a appointment.
Tulare police and the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant in Byron and arrested Jimmy Ansiel Jr., 42, of Tulare and Tara Leeann Steinman, 42, of Nevada in connection in the murder.
Ansiel was booked on suspicion of murder and Steinman was booked for allegedly being an accessory.
Roma’s death marked the ninth homicide in Tulare this year.
Bridget Webster: 559-441-6304, @bridgetw05
This story was originally published October 31, 2015 at 8:45 PM with the headline "Victim identified in Tulare murder; suspects arrested."