A daughter found her veteran mom dead in an L.A. homeless encampment. Cops ruled it an overdose - her family think she was murdered

Lucrecia Macias Barajas, 46, was found dead inside a tent that had reportedly been locked from the outside - (GoFundMe)

A California mother had been missing for several days when her concerned daughter traced her cell phone signal – and was led to a homeless encampment where she found her body inside a makeshift tent.

The death of 46-year-old Lucrecia Macias Barajas was characterized by the Los Angeles Police Department as a suspected drug overdose, according to The Los Angeles Times.