LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radio host Laura Schlessinger told her audience Friday that her estranged mother had been found slain in her condominium this week.
The announcement came in the final minutes of the "Dr. Laura" radio call-in advice show.
"I do pray that she is at peace and (am) confident that the police department will be able to bring justice to this situation. But I am overwhelmed by sadness," she said.
The body of Yolanda Schlessinger, 77, was found Monday in her Beverly Hills condominium when police were asked to check by a neighbor who hadn't seen her in weeks. Police would say only that she had been dead for a long time.
Beverly Hills police released a statement on the discovery of the body that did not contain the victim's name. Lt. Gary Gilmond said the remains had not been positively identified but indications were that it may be the radio host's mother.
An autopsy determined that she was the victim of a homicide.