TX - Dylan Wayne Gurley, 20, killed by blunt force, sharp force, strangulation

[flowershop]

The victim, Dylan Wayne Gurley, was found unresponsive on July 23 in a home in Denton, Texas. She was found with traumatic injuries.

ETA: The police referred to Dylan as a "she" but later the Medical Examiner refers to Dylan as a male.

Denton homicide victim identified as 20-year-old

Officials have identified the victim of an alleged homicide in Denton last week as 20-year-old Wayne Dylan Gurley, according to the Tarrant County medical...

www.dallasnews.com

 

[flowershop]

This article from yesterday reports that Dylan was stabbed. She was brought to the hospital and then died there.

Woman fatally stabbed, strangled in Denton, report says

Denton police are investigating a brutal homicide that left a 20-year-old woman dead.

www.fox4news.com

 

[realanastasia]

Obituary for Dylan; I noted that the obituary carefully avoids using any pronouns to describe the deceased. Assuming this was a deliberate decision on the part of the obituary writer, one could infer that Dylan was transgender (or non-binary or at least not cisgender), a fact which I hope was not a motive in her murder.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dylan-gurley-obituary?id=55724272

 

[scapa]

Obituary for Dylan; I noted that the obituary carefully avoids using any pronouns to describe the deceased. Assuming this was a deliberate decision on the part of the obituary writer, one could infer that Dylan was transgender (or non-binary or at least not cisgender), a fact which I hope was not a motive in her murder.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dylan-gurley-obituary?id=55724272

Agree and share the same hope, though several recent cases suggest the hope may be misplaced.

 

[flowershop]

From the Denton Record Caller article (link can be found below) :

People who knew her told the Denton Record-Chronicle they called her “Gurley.” She was experiencing homelessness, they said.

Denton police responded to the 3700 block of Holland Lane that night after a third-party caller reported finding an injured woman inside a home.

The homelessness is another angle to this tragedy.

I am curious what is meant here by "third-party caller". Is this simply someone who placed the call but did not find DG personally?

Victim of Denton slaying identified as 20-year-old Little Elm woman

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in Denton on July 23, ruling her death a homicide.

dentonrc.com

 

[realanastasia]

From the Denton Record Caller article (link can be found below) :

People who knew her told the Denton Record-Chronicle they called her “Gurley.” She was experiencing homelessness, they said.

Denton police responded to the 3700 block of Holland Lane that night after a third-party caller reported finding an injured woman inside a home.

The homelessness is another angle to this tragedy.

I am curious what is meant here by "third-party caller". Is this simply someone who placed the call but did not find DG personally?

Victim of Denton slaying identified as 20-year-old Little Elm woman

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a woman who was killed in Denton on July 23, ruling her death a homicide.

dentonrc.com

Using Google Maps, I looked at Holland Lane in Denton, TX. It appears to be an unpaved road with only a few homes on it. The homes appear to be set on large lots with "outbuildings" (large sheds/barns/industrial-looking storage structures). I wonder if the deceased was taking refuge in one of these homes or outbuildings, and/or if this is a common practice by local people experiencing homelessness.

 

[fsngruv]

I'm very curious about the church at the end of Holland Lane. With me being from Tennessee, Remnant Church is known for cultish vibes, I'm not sure if they are even related to this incident or the same remnant church but it makes things a bit interesting to me.