Deputies with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office discovered a woman's body on Jan. 1 in a rural area of the county. Friday morning, officials identified the woman as Brittney Steenbergen.
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Steenbergen disappeared from her Plainview home on Dec. 28. Homicide detectives investigated her disappearance as suspicious and began a search for her estranged boyfriend, Adel Hussein, as a suspect.
Captain Chris Wenzinger of the Tulare Co. Sheriff's Office said it appeared that a domestic violence incident had occurred.
Steenbergen and Hussein's four children are with other family members.
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Hussein was last seen in the Tipton area around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. He is known to frequent the Plainview and Porterville area.
He is described as being 5'4" in height, 200 pounds, and having black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey hat with a "B" on it, black jacket, blue jeans and black shoes. He is known to drive a 2007 Toyota RAV4 license plate No. 5XNS883.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at (559) 733-6218.