SAN JOSE, CA. (THECOUNT) — Erin Valenti, the CEO of Utah based, Tinker, was found dead inside a vehicle Saturday in San Jose, California, according to police.

Valenti, 34, who had been reported missing on Monday, Oct. 7, was located inside a parked car, according to a family friend.

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The San Jose Police Department is conducting a death investigation in the 6500 block of Bose Lane in San Jose.

The last time anybody possibly saw Valenti was around the Almaden Valley neighborhood in South San Jose.

Valenti is the CEO of Tinker, a Utah based tech company, reports KRON.

The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will determine the manner and cause of death.

Alarms were raised when Valenti didn’t show up for the Utah Women Tech Council awards, where she was a finalist. Valenti also never return the rental car and missed her flight back to Utah.

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