Lily Burk Crime Scene

Above, a news cameraman is preparing to shoot the flowers left at the location where Lily Burk was found last Saturday morning.

Lily Burk Crime Scene

Text and Photos by Armand Vaquer

The following photos show the crime scene of where 17-year-old Lily Burk was found murdered in her Volvo at 458 Alameda Street in Los Angeles.

Above, this photo shows the approximate location of where Burk's car containing her body was parked. Flowers were left at the location.

Above, same view but further back.

The news media were arriving at the location while I was there (approximately 1430 hrs.).

Above, the KCBS-Channel 2 news van.

Above, this is a view of the loading docks of the building where Lily Burk was found. Another television station's mobile news van is turning onto 5th Street from Alameda Street.

Above, the office of the L.A. County Coroner, where Lily Burk's body was taken for autopsy.

UPDATE: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the L.A. County Coroner's office found that Lily Burk's neck had been slashed, but it is unclear whether the slash wounds were the main cause of her death.

Thus far, the LAPD has put together this timeline of events based upon what has been learned so far:

3 p.m Friday: Samuel allegedly approached Burk at her car, which was parked near the law school on Wilshire Place, north of 7th Street. Samuel abducted Burk.

3:35 p.m.: Samuel attempted to withdraw money from at least one location in downtown L.A. using Burk's credit card. But the credit car was not set up to be used at an ATM.

3:35 to 4 p.m. Burk called both her mother and father, asking how to withdraw money using her credit card. She did not say she was in distress, police said.

4:52 p.m.: Samuel exited the driver's-side door of Burk's Volvo at 458 S. Alameda St. in downtown L.A.

5:25 p.m.: LAPD officers saw Samuel on 3rd Street drinking beer and in possession of a crack pipe. He was arrested.

Friday evening: Burk's parents reported her missing. A missing persons report was filed and detectives began searching for her.

6:15 a.m. Saturday: Burk's body was found by local workers inside her car at 458 S. Alameda St. They called 911, and police arrived.