Elyn Loera, 32, of Corpus Christi was reported missing in October 2019 after telling her mother she was traveling to Harlingen to visit her boyfriend, Anthony Eliff III. Her mother, Rosie Loera, reported the disappearance to Harlingen police. Rosie Loera died before investigators received DNA confirmation that human remains found February 10, 2020, in a brushy lot west of Business 77 in San Benito were Elyn’s.

The remains were sent to the University of North Texas for testing, which conclusively identified them as Elyn Loera. Although the remains were badly decomposed, prosecutors say there was enough evidence to charge Anthony Eliff III with murder; the indictment alleges he intentionally or knowingly caused Elyn’s death by shooting her with a firearm.

Eliff has also been linked to the February 6, 2020, shooting death of 41-year-old Guillermo Garcia, who was found inside a parked vehicle with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was later sentenced to 75 years for Garcia’s murder and 20 years for unlawful possession of a firearm, to run concurrently. The loss of Elyn and her mother has been devastating to their family and community. Does anyone who knew Elyn or saw her in Corpus Christi or Harlingen in late 2019 have information that could add context to her last known movements?