Elizabeth Ann Romero, 44, a Hispanic woman with ties to both Waco and Gatesville, Texas, was reported missing on April 8, 2022, after her family lost contact with her. Authorities later traced reports that she might be at a residence near Gatesville on Moccasin Bend Road, prompting a welfare check by Coryell County deputies at the request of Waco police.

Investigators say Elizabeth was shot twice on May 20, 2022, while sitting on a couch at that home. Court filings and statements in the case allege that Jessica Colleen Robinson shot her, that Betsy Ayers Robinson helped conceal the crime by wrapping two revolvers in adult urine pads and having others remove and partially destroy the couch, and that Elizabeth’s body was loaded into a blue pickup truck and dumped off a bridge. Arrests and charges followed: Jessica Robinson was arrested May 19, 2022, on a related theft charge and later charged with capital murder; Betsy Robinson was charged with murder and tampering with evidence; Cody Gene Ayers was charged with tampering with evidence and later bonded out; Erin Bailey Finchum was interviewed and was reportedly present.

If anyone knew Elizabeth, saw her in Gatesville or Waco in April or May 2022, or has information about the Moccasin Bend Road address or the blue pickup truck, please come forward.