Found Deceased Shana Alison DiMambro Last Seen 7/19/22- 7 AM in Her Home,100 block Mitchell Street, Spring Branch

[Hexe]

I was pretty set on it being a ‘no foul play’ situation, but now I’m more 50/50 I think. I do think the details about the location/condition/position of her body could still be there in a wandering off/self harm case, but they’re definitely making me question it a bit more.

I seriously do not think Shana wandered out naked, or undressed herself in her way to that dried pond (were any elements of her clothing found?). Hypothermia in Texas in June can also be safely excluded. It has foul play written all over it.

 

[LaborDayRN]

The search also included nonprofit search organizations Texas Equusearch and Project Absentis, whose air drones joined CCSO’s in crisscrossing nearby properties and the eventual discovery site, but turned up nothing.

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

Was the pond area searched with drones before the discovery? If yes, how come that her remains weren't spotted from the air?

I'm not sure if drones were used but in general, I think the answer to your last question is simply because finding a body in a vast area is pretty darn difficult.
I'm sure searchers and LE did their best. I'm glad she was finally located for the sake of her family and hopefully there will be some type of evidence found to help identify what exactly happened to Shana.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

I'm not sure if drones were used but in general, I think the answer to your last question is simply because finding a body in a vast area is pretty darn difficult.
I'm sure searchers and LE did their best. I'm glad she was finally located for the sake of her family and hopefully there will be some type of evidence found to help identify what exactly happened to Shana.

This article says drones were used at some point - Body discovered in Comal County, where woman has been missing for over a week

"Public searches have been organized in the area in recent days, with relatives and neighbors hoping to find any sign of DiMambro. ATVs, trucks, drones and a tracking dog have been used in their search efforts so far."

I wonder if they didn't fly over that area because it's fenced, so they assumed she wouldn't be in that direction. Unclear to me if the fencing is entirely barbed wire or a mix of that and something else.

 

[MAHBOOBOO]

Her Redbone Coonhound-German Shepherd-mix, Maisie, was out of her kennel — smething he (the husband) noted was unusua
Peña says the last time DiMambro was seen by someone outside her household was on July 14 or 15.

'We have to bring our baby home': Husband of missing Spring Branch woman speaks out

A Spring Branch woman, 45-year-old Shana DiMambro, has now been missing for 10 days.

www.fox7austin.com

Wouldn't her dog find her if she was out in the open close to home?

I'm working with the assumption that Maisie's kennel was inside (not outside of) the RV. That's just from my personal experience of RVing with my dogs and other people's dogs as well.

 

[indicolite22]

I'm not sure if drones were used but in general, I think the answer to your last question is simply because finding a body in a vast area is pretty darn difficult.
I'm sure searchers and LE did their best. I'm glad she was finally located for the sake of her family and hopefully there will be some type of evidence found to help identify what exactly happened to Shana.

I think the pond was the closest body of water to the trailer park, so perhaps it was one of the search targets identified early on. It could not have been searched earlier directly without the owner's permission, but drones could be used.

In reality, how accessible was the private property by foot or by vehicle? Did all the access roads have gates? Any way to bypass them?

 

[WingsOverTX]

I think the pond was the closest body of water to the trailer park, so perhaps it was one of the search targets identified early on. It could not have been searched earlier directly without the owner's permission, but drones could be used.

In reality, how accessible was the private property by foot or by vehicle? Did all the access roads have gates? Any way to bypass them?

In Texas, private property is just that. You don't set foot on it without express permission unless you are willing to be shot or have LE called. I'm surprised the owner didn't demand a search warrant! I am also surprised the sheriff did not immediately find a way to get access when buzzards were seen over there early last week.

These "ranches" that abut the RV park are probably owned by people who were not too thrilled to have multi-unit housing like RV's move in adjacent to their boundaries. MOO

Hopefully there are some cameras on the property where her body was found. I want to know how she ended up there.

<modsnip - sleuthing a non POI>

JMOO

 

[SteveP]

New video of the area where Shana's remains were found on a large piece of private property, surrounded by 5-foot fences with barbed wire....

Searching for Shana DiMambro

A body found in Spring Branch off of Mitchell Drive is believed to be the missing body of 45-year-old Shana DiMambro who went missing on July 19.

news4sanantonio.com

 

[LaborDayRN]

New video of the area where Shana's remains were found on a large piece of private property, surrounded by 5-foot fences with barbed wire....

Searching for Shana DiMambro

A body found in Spring Branch off of Mitchell Drive is believed to be the missing body of 45-year-old Shana DiMambro who went missing on July 19.

news4sanantonio.com

Wow. It sounds like DJ Seeger went all out to locate the owner of the property. DJ Seeger and Eric Herr went above and beyond to find Shana. Thankfully they were there to help.

 

[NeverPersonal]

New video of the area where Shana's remains were found on a large piece of private property, surrounded by 5-foot fences with barbed wire....

Searching for Shana DiMambro

A body found in Spring Branch off of Mitchell Drive is believed to be the missing body of 45-year-old Shana DiMambro who went missing on July 19.

news4sanantonio.com

Herr mentioned that he was told DiMambro was wearing clothes and had on flip flops, but when he discovered the body believed to DiMambro, no clothes were found on the body.

“What happened to her clothes, were they taken by animals - buzzards? - because there was some animal activity on the remains, but I don’t know what happened to her clothes and that’s, that’s another part of this investigation I think the Comal County Sheriff’s office is going to look into.”

 

[SteveP]

Herr mentioned that he was told DiMambro was wearing clothes and had on flip flops, but when he discovered the body believed to DiMambro, no clothes were found on the body.

“What happened to her clothes, were they taken by animals - buzzards? - because there was some animal activity on the remains, but I don’t know what happened to her clothes and that’s, that’s another part of this investigation I think the Comal County Sheriff’s office is going to look into.”

There is really no delicate way to say this, so I apologize in advance, but if there was evidence of animal activity, especially buzzards, I really hope that there were enough remains, and in a condition that still will allow the medical examiner to be able to determine manner and cause of death. Lack of any clothing with the remains is particularly troubling to me. JMO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

KENS 5 reached out to the DiMambro family for comment. Her aunt Lisa DiMambro said the news was still raw.

DiMambro's mother posted this video on her YouTube page:

Her husband Chris Antos said he wanted more information from Friday night before speaking publicly.

Tattoos on body found in Comal County match missing Texas woman

In a news release, the Comal County Sheriff's Office also said they believe the body belongs to DiMambro based on specific characteristics.

www.khou.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*5 days ago:

 

[indicolite22]

KENS 5 reached out to the DiMambro family for comment. Her aunt Lisa DiMambro said the news was still raw.

DiMambro's mother posted this video on her YouTube page:

Her husband Chris Antos said he wanted more information from Friday night before speaking publicly.

Tattoos on body found in Comal County match missing Texas woman

In a news release, the Comal County Sheriff's Office also said they believe the body belongs to DiMambro based on specific characteristics.

www.khou.com

The video is of her stepmom, who is a youtuber. Shana's mom made media statements before Shana was found. So tragic that all her siblings died before her.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Human remains were found less than 200 yards from where Shana DiMambro was reportedly last seen.

"But it was over two different fence lines and all that was private property," Search and Support San Antonio Vice President Eric Herr said.

"She was face down and she was in almost like a crawling position," Herr said. "She had no clothing on and we couldn't tell that she had any shoes on."

FOX 7 Austin contacted DiMambro’s husband, and he declined to do an interview or provide a statement.

Texas man recalls finding possible remains of missing Spring Branch woman

Eric Herr, Search and Support San Antonio Vice President, found the possible remains of a 45-year-old missing Spring Branch woman not far from where she was last seen.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[Hap]

Could her clothing have slipped off as the body decomposed? I hate even typing this.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*I missed this first time around

Antos told San Antonio news outlets that he and DiMambro had married in May, and told a TV station his wife had struggled with depression but softened that comment a few days later. Practically newlyweds… bbm

Online posts from mother, searchers say discovered body is missing Spring Branch woman, but authorities haven't confirmed

Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators worked into the late night hours at the scene of where a body — reportedly that of a missing Spring Branch woman — was discovered

herald-zeitung.com

“It was about 2,000 feet north of the RV Park. On Google Maps it is filled with water but it’s bone-dry now,” Seeger said. “It was a pretty deep pond, about 25 feet if there was water, but there she was, laying face up on her back.”

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

*I’m confused. Was she face up or face down? Conflicting reporting? Or conflicting perspectives?

Herr mentioned that he was told DiMambro was wearing clothes and had one flip flops, but when he discovered the body believed to DiMambro, no clothes were found on the body.

“What happened to her clothes, were they taken by animals buzzards because there was some animal activity on the remains, but I don’t know what happened to her clothes and that’s, that’s another part of this investigation I think the Comal County Sheriff’s office is going to look into.”

Searching for Shana DiMambro

A body found in Spring Branch off of Mitchell Drive is believed to be the missing body of 45-year-old Shana DiMambro who went missing on July 19.

news4sanantonio.com

*The clothing is so important as it may contain critical evidence/DNA..

 

[MimosaMornings]

*I missed this first time around

Antos told San Antonio news outlets that he and DiMambro had married in May, and told a TV station his wife had struggled with depression but softened that comment a few days later. Practically newlyweds… bbm

Online posts from mother, searchers say discovered body is missing Spring Branch woman, but authorities haven't confirmed

Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators worked into the late night hours at the scene of where a body — reportedly that of a missing Spring Branch woman — was discovered

herald-zeitung.com

“It was about 2,000 feet north of the RV Park. On Google Maps it is filled with water but it’s bone-dry now,” Seeger said. “It was a pretty deep pond, about 25 feet if there was water, but there she was, laying face up on her back.”

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

*I’m confused. Was she face up or face down? Conflicting reporting? Or conflicting perspectives?

Herr mentioned that he was told DiMambro was wearing clothes and had one flip flops, but when he discovered the body believed to DiMambro, no clothes were found on the body.

“What happened to her clothes, were they taken by animals buzzards because there was some animal activity on the remains, but I don’t know what happened to her clothes and that’s, that’s another part of this investigation I think the Comal County Sheriff’s office is going to look into.”

Searching for Shana DiMambro

A body found in Spring Branch off of Mitchell Drive is believed to be the missing body of 45-year-old Shana DiMambro who went missing on July 19.

news4sanantonio.com

*The clothing is so important as it may contain critical evidence/DNA..

“Seeger said although the body had decomposed, they clearly it sported a sunflower tattoo on a shoulder blade”

I’ve seen it described as on the back of the neck or in the back area - not on her shoulder blade?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“Seeger said although the body had decomposed, they clearly it sported a sunflower tattoo on a shoulder blade”

I’ve seen it described as on the back of the neck or in the back area - not on her shoulder blade?

Ditto! I noticed that too. Why the differences? So, I’m thinking, this is Herrs vs Seeger perspective. Which one spotted her first?

Ok, I think this article lines out the timeline with spotters of her body:

A business call delayed Seeger joining up with the ranch owner and a SA Search and Support volunteer, whose short search ended with their discovery of the body at the bottom of a dried-up retention pond, a quarter-mile from the ranch’s front fence gate on Mitchell Drive.

“It was about 2,000 feet north of the RV Park. On Google Maps it is filled with water but it’s bone-dry now,” Seeger said. “It was a pretty deep pond, about 25 feet if there was water, but there she was, laying face up on her back.”

Seeger said although the body had decomposed, they clearly it sported a sunflower tattoo on a shoulder blade, something the woman’s family and her husband listed as an identifier when they reported her missing.

“Because of that and that she was such a short distance from her RV, made me believe if it wasn’t her, I’d be shocked,” Seeger said.

CCSO arrived within minutes, Seeger said, adding that radio traffic must have alerted the public to the discovery because he saw it on social media only minutes later. Because of that, searchers agreed they would immediately update DiMambro’s mother in Reno, Nevada.

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

*So is Herr the SA Search and Support volunteer In this article?

**Accident, suicide, natural causes, homicide? What else could it be?

***Internet votes for tattoo on back…

 

[SteveP]

Human remains were found less than 200 yards from where Shana DiMambro was reportedly last seen.

"But it was over two different fence lines and all that was private property," Search and Support San Antonio Vice President Eric Herr said.

"She was face down and she was in almost like a crawling position," Herr said. "She had no clothing on and we couldn't tell that she had any shoes on."

FOX 7 Austin contacted DiMambro’s husband, and he declined to do an interview or provide a statement.

Texas man recalls finding possible remains of missing Spring Branch woman

Eric Herr, Search and Support San Antonio Vice President, found the possible remains of a 45-year-old missing Spring Branch woman not far from where she was last seen.

www.fox7austin.com

Eric Herr very clearly states that she was face down, and in almost a crawling position, but DJ Seeger clearly says she was found lying on her back, face up.

“It was about 2,000 feet north of the RV Park. On Google Maps it is filled with water but it’s bone-dry now,” Seeger said. “It was a pretty deep pond, about 25 feet if there was water, but there she was, laying face up on her back.”

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

How can two men, looking at the same remains at almost the same time, come up with such completely different descriptions? I realize that the remains were badly decomposed, but even if skeletal, I would think there would be agreement on at least that aspect of a description.

I do know that one is a trained search and rescue member, and one is not, and if either chose not to describe how the victim was found, I would respect that, as maybe protecting any ongoing investigation, but as they both described what they saw, I see no logical reason why the descriptions would be so different.

I certainly hope their comments are not an indication that decomposition was so advanced, and bones may even have been scattered to the point of not being able to discern body position. If that is the case, I do not feel optimistic about a cause and manner of death being determined. JMO

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

Eric Herr very clearly states that she was face down, and in almost a crawling position, but DJ Seeger clearly says she was found lying on her back, face up.

“It was about 2,000 feet north of the RV Park. On Google Maps it is filled with water but it’s bone-dry now,” Seeger said. “It was a pretty deep pond, about 25 feet if there was water, but there she was, laying face up on her back.”

Comal County officials say body discovered in Spring Branch appears to be missing woman

After working through the night and into Saturday morning, Comal County Sheriff’s Office investigators said the body discovered Friday evening is the Spring Branch woman reported missing on July 19.

herald-zeitung.com

How can two men, ,looking at the same remains at almost the same time, come up with such completely different descriptions? I realize that the remains were badly decomposed, but even if skeletal, I would think there would be agreement on at least that aspect of a description.

I do know that one is a trained search and rescue member, and one is not, and if either chose not to describe how the victim was found, I would respect that, as maybe protecting any ongoing investigation, but as they both described what they saw, I see no logical reason why the descriptions would be so different.

I certinly hope their coments are not an indication that decomposition was so advanced, and bones may even have been scattered to the point of not being able to discern body posiition. If that is the case, I do not feel optimistic about a cause and manner of death being determined. JMO

I agree, and they were both there at pretty much the same time. I'm sure it's possible one didn't approach her body as closely as the other did, but then you'd think they would have agreed on body position before they started reporting to the media. AND if she was lying face up, on her back, they surely would NOT have touched the decomposing body to look for tattoos. They both knew not to do that! Yet they stated the flower tattoo was visible despite decomposition.