Camila Mendoza Olmos confirmed dead after cops make grim discovery in hunt for missing Texas teen: report
Human remains discovered in a field near the home of Camila Mendoza Olmos have been identified as the missing teen after a frantic weeklong search, a source told the San Antonio Express-News.
The heartbreaking news follows Tuesday’s grim discovery of a body that appeared to have been in the field for five or six days, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
Remains found by police were positively identified as those of Texas teenager Camila Mendoza Olmos.Instagram/camila
Olmos was last spotted leaving her Texas home on Christmas Eve.Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
A 9mm pistol that was also reported missing from the family’s home around the time Olmos disappeared on Christmas Eve.
Video footage of Olmos, who hoped to become an orthodontist, showed her wearing pajama shorts and a black hoodie, rummaging through her car.
Salazar revealed authorities discovered information leading them to believe the teen had been exhibiting signs of depression and thoughts of suicide after struggling with school, work and a relationship that had recently ended.
The 19-year-old’s disappearance has set off a frantic search before the grim discovery.Instagram/camila
He said Olmos “was a young person going through a very tough time in her life.”
