Idania Campos Muñoz, 21, of Houston, was found dead in the trunk of her black Honda Civic on Indigo Street in the Meyerland area on November 28, 2023. Family members who had tracked her phone located the parked car after she failed to attend college classes that day; after searching the neighborhood they forced entry into the locked trunk and discovered her body.

Houston police reported trauma to her face and said she may have been shot, though no shell casings were found in the trunk. Nineteen-year-old Ariel Cruz, described as Idania’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested and charged with murder. Court documents say Cruz confessed, telling investigators they met at Meyerland Plaza that morning, that Idania rejected his attempts to reconcile, and that he shot her in the head before placing her body in the trunk and abandoning the car. Authorities say they recovered a possible murder weapon from Cruz’s home; his attorney contends the gun has not been tested and that the confession may have been coerced.

Family members said the couple had dated for a few months and split about six months earlier, and they described Cruz as having become obsessed with Idania. The family is seeking justice for the young woman whose life ended at 21. Did anyone in the Meyerland area see Idania or her Honda Civic on November 28, 2023?