Dead prostitute found at motel died of asphyxia

BAKERSFIELD, CA- A woman whose body was discovered inside a motel room in southeast Bakersfield last month died at the hands of another.

The coroner determined 40-year-old Angela Ruth McCall died of asphyxia.

Her death has been ruled a homicide.

Police say McCall was a prostitute.

Her body was found inside the Villa Inn Motel on Union Avenue on February 11.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to call Bakersfield Police at 327-7111 .