Three people found dead inside a car parked in a secluded area on Burbank street

Three people were found dead Tuesday morning inside a car parked on a desolate Burbank, California street. 

The gruesome discovery was made around 7:00am while police were investigating a parking complaint in the 1300 block of South Varney Street. 

Burbank Police Sgt. Derek Green told the Los Angeles Times that a parking officer approached the maroon vehicle and saw a person dead in the vehicle. When investigators arrived, two additional bodies were found inside the vehicle.

All three victims were adults, and at least one was male. Police said the vehicle had Tennessee license plates. 

‘This is a homicide involving a parked vehicle,’ Green said. ‘All three were pronounced dead at the scene.’ 

It’s not clear how long the car may have been parked in the location. Green said the area is ‘desolate and secluded’ especially after business hours. 

‘There’s pretty much nothing going on back here and no reason for people to drive through here,’ he said.

Investigators believe the three victims may have been killed elsewhere and dumped in Burbank. The bodies did not have any obvious signs of trauma, police said. 

Police said the car was parked in a desolate and secluded area that doesn’t see much traffic after business hours 

Lisa Alvarez, who works at a store close to the scene, told the LA Times that she first noticed the car was parked in a no-parking zone Monday afternoon. 

‘It caught my attention because it wasn’t supposed to be parked there, but it didn’t look suspicious,’ she said. ‘I thought, “Oh that car is going to get a ticket.” It’s terrible. I am so sorry.’

Police have not released the names of the victims. 

According to ABC, a business in the area may have captured some of the activity on its surveillance camera. Police are working to retrieve the footage.