Strangling victim had once been witness against suspect

BY SARAH BURGE AND RICHARD K. DE ATLEY
STAFF WRITERS
Published: 13 August 2012 06:54 PM
Christine Osborn-Stewart’s family members say they don’t know why she got involved with the convicted felon now accused of strangling her and leaving her body stuffed in a suitcase in a San Diego County motel room.

Though the Canyon Lake woman might not have suspected her boyfriend would harm her, court records show Osborn-Stewart was well aware of Joseph David Dorsey’s and his family’s criminal ties.

Osborn-Stewart was named as a witness against Dorsey in a previous case and had appeared in court on his mother’s behalf in a burglary case.

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