Jennifer Holmes, a 36-year-old mother of two from Coppell, Texas, was found dead in Grapevine Lake on July 6, 2023. Her body was located near the spillway with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Authorities recovered .40 caliber shell casings about a mile from where she was found, and a witness reported hearing gunshots around 2:30 a.m. on July 5 and seeing a man enter a two-door white vehicle near the scene.

Investigators arrested 35-year-old Daniel Burch, a close friend with whom Holmes had been living after she lost her home to a fire earlier in the year. Burch told police that after a July 4 celebration on the early morning of July 5, an argument occurred while en route to Grapevine Lake; he said Holmes exited the vehicle, shoved him, and he shot her multiple times before placing her body in the water. Burch was charged with murder and held in Tarrant County Jail on $150,000 bond.

Holmes leaves behind two children and grieving family and friends, who have expressed shock and distress over the loss and concern about the bond amount. Multiple agencies assisted in the response and investigation, including local fire departments, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and the Army Corps of Engineers. If anyone has information about Holmes, the events at Grapevine Lake that night, or the white two-door vehicle seen near the scene, please come forward.