Daniela Courtney Woodworth, 40, was found with severe injuries at about 6 a.m. on June 27, 2023, on the 5600 block of Prince Edward Avenue in Northeast El Paso. She was taken to a local hospital where she later died on July 24, 2023. Her seven-year-old daughter discovered her unresponsive at the scene.

Family members said Woodworth had been in an on-again, off-again relationship they described as abusive; they recalled multiple occasions when she expressed a desire to leave and fear for her safety but did not file police reports or seek restraining orders. The El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons detectives have opened a murder investigation; no arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced.

Woodworth was a mother of four, survived by three sons and a daughter; her family held a memorial service on August 2, 2023, and has urged the community to speak out against domestic violence. If anyone has information that could help investigators, contact the El Paso police non-emergency line or Crime Stoppers of El Paso.