Melissa Davis, 33, was found dead by firefighters responding to a grass fire on Sept. 29 in Austin, Texas.
Nicole Acosta is a Staff Writer on the crime team at PEOPLE. She previously worked at Daily Voice and doNYC and is a Mercy College graduate.A Texas woman was found dead on a roadside under horrific circumstances, and now authorities are searching for answers.
first responders smelled a “strong odor of accelerant” near her body, and found what appeared to be a lighter. A police K9 also dug up a butcher knife, which police believe “was placed with the decedent in an attempt to destroy the evidence with the fire,” the warrant states. As the investigation into her death continues, police are now searching for Davis’ car, per the statement. It is described as a 2016 blue Toyota 4Runner with the Texas license plate number KYV3765.“And we actually had dreams together with one of our other friends to start a hostel in Costa Rica and we would have an art station,” Simmons said, per KVUE. “She painted. She loved art.
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