On Jan. 4, two joggers discovered the naked body of Anneka Vasta on a beach in Camp Pendleton, Calif., a Marine Corps base north of San Diego. The cause of death was listed as drowning.
Mystery still surrounds the death of the woman who once aspired to be the "sexiest woman in the world". Authorities investigating the case are interested in how Vasta actually got to the remote beach 35 miles north of San Diego and are also looking for evidence confirming a possible suicide.
Susan Thoreson, Vasta's sister, said Vasta was divorced and in between jobs. Vasta's sister also told the Daily Mail her sister "began showing signs of mental problems about six or eight years ago".
Vasta's car was found parked at a scenic coastal overlook, atop a 60-foot bluff above a sandy beach, along with her purse and mobile phone. In 1990, Vasta sued and won $4 million from ex-boyfriend and Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione.
Vasta left Los Angeles on Jan. 2 and rented a room at a Motel 6. Additionally, a steak knife with Vasta's blood was found on the passenger floorboard and slashes were found on Vasta's wrist. The body of Anneka Vasta was found Jan. 4 by joggers on a restricted San Diego County military training beach. After the Penthouse spread, Vasta won a landmark sexual harassment suit against Guccione, who died at 79 on Oct. 20, 2010.
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