Daniel Burch, 35, was arrested Sunday in connection with the death of 36-year-old Jennifer Anne Holmes after he body was found in Grapevine Lake. He remains...
Detectives arrived at Burch’s residence Friday and Burch agreed to come to the Grapevine Police Department. He admitted to being with Holmes on July 4 at Grapevine Lake, but said he went to his home in Lewisville and Holmes returned later that night, appearing to be intoxicated. He told police she wanted to leave and he drove her back toward the lake, hoping to calm her down, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Burch said he Holmes was screaming inside his vehicle and he drove back to the lake to calm her down. Burch told police that Holmes jumped out of the vehicle on Fairway Drive and pushed him when he tried to follow her — Burch said he then shot her between two and four times with his handgun.The affidavit says Burch put Holmes into the passenger seat of his car and drove the rest of the way to the lake.
. Allie Kelly is a breaking news reporter for The Dallas Morning News. She is a 2023 alumna of UNC Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media and was managing editor of The Daily Tar Heel. Allie’s bylines include The Trace and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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