Pico Rivera Murder Suspect to Appear in Court

A murder suspect was due in a Whittier courtroom Tuesday for allegedly shooting a young man whose body was found in a shallow grave in a Pico Rivera backyard. 

Robert Charles Redd, 51, was arrested Friday and was being held on $1million bail, according to the sheriff's department. 

Joseph Rubalcaba died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Los Angeles County Corner.

Family members discovered the body Wednesday evening at a home in the 8500 block of Pico Vista Road where they say Rubalcaba frequented.

When no one answered the door , the relatives went to the backyard, where they discovered a freshly dug grave.  They started to remove the dirt and found the body.

Police have not yet said what the motive for the shooting may have been.