Bexar Search and Rescue
The seek for a Texas mom who disappeared mysteriously on her solution to work earlier this month ended Saturday after the 39-year-old’s physique was present in a parked SUV outdoors a San Antonio strip mall, authorities say.
Christina Powell, who was captured on video by a doorbell digital camera dashing to her job as a paralegal simply earlier than she went lacking on July 5, garnered nationwide consideration when her household pleaded on social media for assist discovering her.
Saturday’s discovery ends the seek for Powell, however solely raises extra questions in regards to the particulars surrounding how she died.
A reason behind demise was not launched by San Antonio police, who stated Powell had no indicators of trauma on her physique and was set to endure an post-mortem by the Bexar County Medical Examiner.
Powell’s mom, Claudia Mobley, and her greatest pal, Lauren Perez, each shared on Fb that Powell had a medical situation that required common treatment. Neither responded to messages despatched by The Every day Beast on Monday afternoon.
“This was not the result we prayed for,” Perez posted. “I’m past devastated.”
San Antonio police say Powell’s physique was discovered decaying in her 2020 Nissan Rogue by a safety guard who was monitoring the strip mall’s car parking zone. The safety officer informed police the SUV had been there greater than every week and had a “foul scent” emanating from it.
Police stated Powell’s physique was discovered within the automobile’s passenger seat. Her id was confirmed by paperwork present in her purse.
Mobley, who lived with Powell and her son, informed Fox Information that nothing appeared out of the peculiar when Powell left in a rush to get to work the day of her disappearance. She informed her mother she was in a rush earlier than she headed out the door, leaving her telephone and Apple Watch at house.
Powell labored about quarter-hour from her house, Mobley stated. However she by no means made it to the workplace.
“We didn’t actually have any form of in-depth dialog,” stated Mobley. “It was mainly, ‘Good morning.’ She informed me she was late.
“Then, she was leaving for work and I informed her to watch out. And I in all probability informed her, ‘I like you.’”