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2 Charred Bodies Discovered in Burned Car

Police have two mysteries on their hands after four bodies were found at two different crime scenes in the desert. The discoveries were made within the last 24 hours and two separate agencies are investigating what happened.

Police spent most of the day just off Blue Diamond near Fort Apache and removed the vehicle and the two bodies inside by the late afternoon. The car was brought down the mountain on a flatbed tow truck and taken to a Metro impound lot for processing.

The burn marks apparent, the vehicle wrapped in a protective plastic for transport.

The two burned bodies, which police say were found piled on top of each other in the back seat, were transferred to a funeral home vehicle for transport to the coroner's office.

Police processed the vehicle on the side of the mountain where it was found by a man riding a motorcycle around 7:20 a.m. Police say they do not know how long the car and the bodies have been there.

"I would say probably four days to five days. I don't think that it has been here for any extended length of period of time, you know, like weeks. I think it is fairly recent," said Metro Homicide Lt. Lew Roberts.

Bob Matthews has lived nearby for eight years and hikes into the mountains just last weekend, "I usually walk back there and don't see a soul back there -- kind of deserted."

Police say the bodies were burned so severely they cannot even determine their genders. There were also no plates on the car.

Two other dead bodies were found in the desert near I-215 and Losee on Monday. North Las Vegas Police are looking for answers about the gruesome discovery. The bodies were found lying next to each other just feet away from a red truck.

North Las Vegas Police have not released any details on the investigation.

Anyone with information on either crime is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 385-5555.