Samaria Sam Bellows, 81, was found dead in her apartment at the Palisades of Inwood senior living complex in northwest Harris County on March 21, 2024. Family members who had lost contact requested a welfare check; officers discovered Bellows with an apparent gunshot wound. She had been last seen the evening of March 20, 2024, and was known to live alone in her unit.

Authorities arrested Bellows’ daughter, 58-year-old D’Juana Valien-Nwaokocha, and charged her with murder in connection with the death. She was booked into the Harris County Jail. As of the latest reports, investigators have not publicly identified a motive and the investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in the area know Samaria Bellows or have information about her last day or her relationship with her daughter?