Editza Gomez, 40, was reported missing from Mission, Texas, after being last seen walking northbound on the 1000 block of North Miller Avenue before noon on August 19, 2023. Her family described the disappearance as uncharacteristic because she had not lost contact with loved ones before.

On August 31, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence on North Miller Avenue, the same block where she was last seen. Cadaver dogs from the U.S. Border Patrol alerted to a concealed compartment in the attic between the living room and kitchen walls; inside was Gomez’s body wrapped in multiple layers of plastic, towels, bedsheets, and plastic bags. An autopsy determined she died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Thirty-three-year-old Reynaldo Mercado, identified as Gomez’s boyfriend, and 24-year-old Kristian Valenzuela, Mercado’s roommate, were arrested and charged with murder and tampering with a human corpse. Valenzuela surrendered and gave a statement claiming he witnessed a fight, heard gunshots from the shower, found Gomez injured, and was allegedly forced at gunpoint to help conceal the body; he said they cleaned and burned items including a DVR and cleaning products in a barbecue pit.

Does anyone have information about Editza’s movements on August 19 or about activity on the 1000 block of North Miller Avenue that day?