Timeline: What happened to Samuel Olson?
June 3, 2021
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Samuel's disappearance and apparent death are under investigation.
April 30
Police say Samuel was last in school at Holbrook Elementary in Cy-Fair ISD.
While police have said April 30 was the last time anyone outside Samuel's family saw him, his grandmother Tonya Olson said she saw him after that on May 2 while he and his cousins visited her house.
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"May 2 is the last time I physically had my hands on Sam," she said.
May 27
Theresa Balboa, the girlfriend of Samuel's father Dalton Olson, reported Samuel missing.
According to police, she said she last saw Samuel around 7 a.m. on this day.
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May 29
Houston police issue a missing juvenile flyer for Samuel.
May 31
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May 31 is also the same day that a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 15000 block of the Gulf Freeway, where Balboa lives, police said.
Along with collecting evidence, a 2012 Dodge Avenger was towed from the location to be searched and analyzed.
Morris said that's the vehicle Balboa primarily drove.
Authorities added that even though Samuel's disappearance was reported on May 27, he may have gone missing weeks ago.
June 1
A body believed to be Samuel's is found inside a Best Western motel room in Jasper, Texas.
June 2
Balboa is charged with tampering with evidence.
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Officials with HPD also confirmed that prior to Tuesday's discovery, Balboa was out on bond for assault with intent - impeding breath for a November 2020 case, where the complainant was Samuel's father.
A motive is unclear at this time. But police said if the body is Samuel's, they are unable to say how long he has been dead.