Ruth Esmeralda Olvera was 19 when she was found dead on April 17, 2021, inside a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze parked at 2102 W. Expressway 83. The vehicle was discovered around 8:37 p.m., and Ruth had been shot in her left torso.

Investigators arrested two people in connection with the case: Guadalupe Garcia Ybarra Jr., 37, of Mercedes, and Esmeralda Chapa, 36, of Brownsville. Ybarra is identified as Ruth’s stepfather; reports say he had a history of violence and had been sending Ruth excessive messages and threatening phone calls. Authorities also noted Ybarra and Chapa were in contact on the day Ruth died and that Ybarra’s phone contained searches about using and shooting a Taurus 9mm PT92 pistol.

The family has described the death as a tragic consequence of domestic violence. Does anyone have information about Ruth, her movements that evening, or contacts who might help clarify what happened?