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Family members told KTVU that Renia Lewis, 28, whose body was found Tuesday in a detached unit behind a Vallejo home, had been dismembered.

The suspect, Douglas Irwin Shaw, 41, was the subject of a restraining order by an ex-girlfriend in 2023.

Shaw, a mechanic at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, was arrested at his workplace.

VALLEJO, Calif. - A growing memorial stood outside a Vallejo home Wednesday, where police discovered the body of a missing woman hidden inside a detached unit in the backyard.

"She was concealed in a space that led to the attic," said Vallejo police Sgt. Rashad Hollis.

What we know:

The victim, identified as Renia Lewis, 28, had been dismembered and left in the outbuilding near 14th Street and Starr Avenue, family members told KTVU.

"This was a hor

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