Found Deceased TX - Brenda Lizbeth Montanez, 25, Log Cabin, Henderson County, 27 Jan 2019

[NanZDrew]

I'm not sure whether to think this was a tragic accident, suicide, or something more sinister. Looking through Brenda's facebook, everything is very relationship oriented to the point that it seems like such a main focus of her life. Maybe it became too much for her. I hate to think this is the case because, truly, no man is worth that!!

However, I came across the following article (written before the car was found) with some interesting information coming from Brenda's best friend about the boyfriend and the relationship in general. Reading this really gives me pause as to whether foul play could be involved. Some things seem sort of sketchy here. Plus, the friend mentions that Brenda had a bit of a history of going over to the boyfriend's house and fighting with him, leaving, only to hover around nearby and return to his place a bit later to "make up". Could that have occurred that night, leading to other things? My mind, it wonders.

Family, investigators struggle for answers in missing woman’s case

"Brenda leaves but she stays nearby and will message him. When she does that and the police are gone, she goes back and they kind of make up a little bit."​

If this is true, then I think this was a pretty rotten guy. He sounds like he got a special thrill by toying with the feelings of women.

 

[GraceG]

Ugh, I hope it was a mistake, too late to get out. Instead of suicide or homicide.

I agree - if he intended harm he would NOT have called the police as that could have brought them to the scene of a planned or recently committed crime. I think she was so upset she got disoriented and turned the wrong way leaving his neighborhood and drove straight down that road which ended in a boat ramp.

 

[cybervampira]

Body found in vehicle in Texas lake identified as missing woman’s

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office officials say a body recovered from a lake has been positively identified as a woman reported missing.

There were no signs of trauma on the body and water was found in Montanez’s lungs, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said.

 

[Curiousobserver]

Afraid of that-

 

[ilovematt]

I don’t get the feeling he was anything other than the guy she was heartbroken over. Just reading on SM illicit to WS TOS he was just a guy. Not a bad dude, just someone she cared about a lot and his situation was always complicated. I think I hope she was just upset and disoriented and it was over by accident. I hope her family is okay and my gut tells me to hope he’s ok too. Emotions are crazy good or they can be crazy bad and I hope he can move on without guilt about being the catalyst.

 

[GraceG]

Foul play has been ruled out. RIP Brenda. Sheriff: No foul play suspected after missing woman found in submerged vehicle

 

[StarEyes]

I really lean towards an accident. I’ve been a little obsessed with someone to the point of calling many times and unexpectedly going to talk to them late at night. (When I was younger.) It’s torture because you feel desperate and rejected, but can’t turn the connection off. It typically doesn’t last a long time. (If you’ve had that connection, you understand.) I can see her crying and just going for a drive to try to calm down. I’ve darn near driven into water myself when I’ve been upset and driving. It scared me to pieces. I truly think it was an accident. Drowning as a form of suicide isn’t all that common, is it? I don’t know the statistics. I wonder if she had her seatbelt still buckled. Regardless, this is so very sad. Prayers to her friends and family. This is all purely jmo.

 

[cvaldez1975]

im so sorry, poor girl