HOUSTON – A woman is now dead after she was reportedly shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend who later stuffed her body inside the trunk of her car in southwest Houston Tuesday.
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Officials with the Houston Police Department said the family of 21-year-old Idania Campos had reported her missing on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Campos’ family was then able to track the vehicle where her body was found in the 5300 block of Indigo Street off Chimney Rock.
Medics said when they located Campos’ body, she had signs of trauma to her face.
“The family members reported that their 21-year-old relative had been missing since this morning,” HPD’s Lt. Larry Crowson said. “They were able to track her car to this location. The relatives made entry into the car, looked in the trunk, and found the body of their relative in the trunk.”
Her ex-boyfriend, Ariel Cruz, was reportedly on scene with the family as they searched for Campos.
Cruz was detained at the scene and interviewed by homicide detectives. According to court documents, Cruz later confessed to killing Campos because she had broken up with him in the past.
Cruz was taken into custody and has been subsequently charged with felony murder.