The alley where Candice Welch's body was found

This is the location where the body of Candice Welch was found.

The alley is situated in the 300 block of Goodman Street in Bakersfield, California.

It runs between Alta Vista Drive and North Inyo Street.

Shortly before midnight on May 5th, 2020, Welch's remains were discovered in a trash can in the middle of the alley. A coroner's report determined that she had died of asphyxia due to gagging.

According to her father, Perry Welch, her killer cut her tattoos and "crushed" her hands and face with "something."

This may have been a hasty attempt to hinder her identification.

The 25-year-old's body was found one block away from her father's house in East Bakersfield.

In December of 2020, Perry told KGET News that he was in Pismo Beach when his daughter was killed.

It is his belief that she may have been murdered at his place while he was out of town.

During the same interview, he also claimed that a group of men pulled up in front of him and told him to stop asking questions about his daughter:

"They tell me, 'You need to stop asking questions about your daughter or you'll end up just like her.'"

Although Perry says that his daughter had a history of drug abuse, he is not sure if her death was drug-related.

The Kern County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that it is an ongoing homicide investigation. However, they have released very few details about the case.

The coroner's office has yet to release an official cause of death.

Candice's murder remains unsolved.

Further information is available in the "Photos" section below.

Photos

Photos of the alley and other related images.

Murder

The police believe that Welch was murdered on May 5th, 2020.

Afterwards, her killer (or killers) placed her body in a trash can in this alley near Goodman Street.

Judging by news footage of the crime scene, her remains were discovered half-way down the alley, at a section that is exactly 190 feet from the entrance on Alta Vista Drive.

We have circled the general area in red.

Welch was born on December 13th, 1994, to Perry and Evelyn Welch. She had two brothers and three sisters.

After graduating from North High School, she attended California State University to study biology.

At the time of her death, she was just 25 years old.

Crime scene

This Google Street View image was taken in January of 2022.

Welch's remains were discovered inside a trash can in this section of the alley.