Found Deceased TX - Chrissy Powell, 39, San Antonio, Paralegal, didn’t arrive @work, BOLO, 5 July 2022

  • #341
Treading lightly here...I get the very strong feeling that there is more to this case than what we have been told. There are too many questions about a backstory here that I have, and most of you probably have, that would perhaps shine a light on what possibly happened, and in which direction LE should be looking. I can't help but believe the answers to many of those questions are known, and while we are just a group of interested sleuthers with no real right to know, I do hope that LE have been told. If they have, perhaps that is why there is no more of an obvious investigation. JMO
 
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  • #342
I live in San Antonio. I just moved from the area that Chrissy works. A little girl named Lena went missing not far from that area back in December. They never found Lena, and they still have no leads. Someone from the area already described how the roads and terrain is setup. She would pretty much be on the highway most of the time, other than her entering and exiting the highway. I have tossed this over and over in my head. The main two things that stand out to me are that she left her phone AND smart watch at home and that she has been going through some things with her ex over her 3 year old son. The phone thing is a big deal to me because someone who works at a law firm is going to be using their phone a lot. It wouldn't be just something she'd forget. Sure it happens. But what are the chances of it happening on the day you go missing? There is a door ring camera that shows she did leave the house. I did not see her get her vehicle, so I'm not sure how much video they actually got from that, but I am interested in knowing for sure if the car parked on the road is a neighbor's car or an unknown vehicle. If the Door Ring captured her only walking to her car, the person in that car could have jumped in the car with her, put something over her mouth and drove the car away. There might be a second driver in the other car who then drove that car away or thee could have been someone waiting in the car already. That car needs to be cleared though. I do not think she left her driveway/street alone because nothing else makes sense. Doorbell cameras disappear after a few seconds. It looks like that might have been the case this time.

**Edit: About the phone. I think it's possible it's someone she knows and that they were able to get the phone back in the house without setting the Door ring camera off. I don't know much about these cameras though. Can someone fill me in. If you have access to Door Ring can you pause it or edit it or just bypass it?**
Welcome to WS @Mouse22 :) Great first post!
I find the fact that she left her phone and smart watch at home troubling as well. It makes me wonder if she did it in error or if it was intentional so she couldn't be tracked.
 
  • #343
Welcome to WS @Mouse22 :) Great first post!
I find the fact that she left her phone and smart watch at home troubling as well. It makes me wonder if she did it in error or if it was intentional so she couldn't be tracked.
Leaving the devices behind, despite being rushed, does seem intentional. The no bank activity is the most troubling.

Where is the closest body of water a car could go in to?
ETA: Just looked at a map; nothing super close, but I see a "Lake Medina Shores" and "Canyon Lake" as being the closest. I see both have boat ramps...

Amateur opinion and speculation
 
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Leaving the devices behind, despite being rushed, does seem intentional. The no bank activity is the most troubling.

Where is the closest body of water a car could go in to?
ETA: Just looked at a map; nothing super close, but I see a "Lake Medina Shores" and "Canyon Lake" as being the closest. I see both have boat ramps...

Amateur opinion and speculation
BBM This!

I have wondered if there's a substance abuse problem and she left to get a fix, got into some bad drugs and just hasn't been found yet. JMO
 
  • #345
BBM This!

I have wondered if there's a substance abuse problem and she left to get a fix, got into some bad drugs and just hasn't been found yet. JMO
Anything is possible, but we haven't heard the slightest hint of drug abuse? There has, however, been reference to needed medications, so that could certainly have effected her thinking processes. We know so little, but we know she had a small child she surrendered to an ex, had been arguing with the ex, needed meds, was lauded as a good worker, and was late for work on the day she disappeared.

If forced to choose one speculation, and based on knowing she needed meds and had been arguing with the ex, I would guess/speculate whatever has happened was self imposed.
I don't see a happy ending here, but I certainly hope I'm wrong.

Amateur opinion and speculation
 
  • #346
I really hope that this is of her own volition and she returns to her loved ones quickly and that this isn't a similar situation to the Heidi Planck case. I know everyone on here knows with each passing day, the odds get slimmer.
I'm hoping the quiet from LE and the family means they have some idea of what has occurred and maybe are giving her space to come back on her terms.
 
  • #347
"We have three investigative units (Missing Persons Unit, Special Victims Unit and Homicide Unit) and several detectives and civilian employees assigned to this case," a San Antonio Police Department spokesperson wrote in an emailed response to Fox News Digital. "All credible leads are being followed up on and investigated."

The spokesperson added: "We still do not have any evidence to support any claims of foul play."
 
  • #348
Has it been shared or mentioned an history of mental health or addiction issues? this may explain why the 3yo dad kept him after the 4th of july.

could also explain why she lives with her mom with her other child.
 
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Another missing woman, not far away from San Antonio. One to keep an eye on.
 
  • #351
Can I just say, as a mental frame adjustment here: how beautiful it is to be loved as this woman is by her mother? Her mother‘s words are not consistent with Christina’s history, and there’s some remote possibility they have slowed the investigation, but I look at the facts of this case and I don’t think so. I see love all day, a woman who wants badly to believe the best. Who among us wouldn’t be so grateful and besotted for a mother who believed in us no matter what? I just wanted to say that. I don’t think it’s something we see often on Websleuths. This woman, whatever her flaws, and the first perfect person is welcome to raise her hand on this thread (smiling) … whatever her distortions, she has gone to bat for Christina Lee Powell. May we all be so lucky.
 
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Does LE usually mention right-handed or left-handed when they give a description of a missing person? I don't recall seeing that before, and wonder if it has any special meaning here?
Replying to my own post about LE mentioning that Chrissy is right-handed in their missing person information. I looked online, and 87% of the U.S. population is right-handed. So about 13 % are left-handed. I don't recall mention of right or left handedness in other LE bulletins I have seen over the years. This stood out to me, in terms of what might be the significance of this information. Just speculating, could it be related to drug usage? Or is it medical information to providers? Or a cryptic message to Chrissy or someone else who might read this bulletin? Is there a child involved who is left-handed and they want the child to be right-handed as some parents do? This statement by LE is just odd to me, and would like to know its significance.
 
  • #354
Replying to my own post about LE mentioning that Chrissy is right-handed in their missing person information. I looked online, and 87% of the U.S. population is right-handed. So about 13 % are left-handed. I don't recall mention of right or left handedness in other LE bulletins I have seen over the years. This stood out to me, in terms of what might be the significance of this information. Just speculating, could it be related to drug usage? Or is it medical information to providers? Or a cryptic message to Chrissy or someone else who might read this bulletin? Is there a child involved who is left-handed and they want the child to be right-handed as some parents do? This statement by LE is just odd to me, and would like to know its significance.

No clue. If the person self-administers injections, knowing the dominant hand could be important. I suppose there are still pockets where a parent doesn’t want a left-handed child, but it would have to be quite rare IMO.
 
  • #355
No clue. If the person self-administers injections, knowing the dominant hand could be important. I suppose there are still pockets where a parent doesn’t want a left-handed child, but it would have to be quite rare IMO.

I agree, I was thinking more along the lines that the child living in the home with Chrissy and her mother might be workig through which handedness will become dominant, or struggling with it, and mention of handedness might be a way to signal to Chrissy that her child misses her, a way to tug at her heartstrings. I was just speculating, trying to come up with a reason why this info was in her missing persons bulletin.

Your point about the dominant hand regarding injections is interesting, that it could be important regarding a person's self-administering injections.
 
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Does LE usually mention right-handed or left-handed when they give a description of a missing person? I don't recall seeing that before, and wonder if it has any special meaning here?
Typically, this is seen in missing person cases involving seniors with dementia, as patterns of wandering generally follow the direction of the dominant hand. Not sure how it applies here. MOO
 
  • #357
I find it odd that it’s so very quiet.

Friends have not spoken out or appear to be searching. Does she have girlfriends?

No one advocating for the family to run a FB Missing page, organize posters etc.?

Are there drug, alcohol issues?

I know people oversleep all the time but I’m really wondering why she overslept on this particular day. Hangover? Out late on 4th of July?

Is she dating and if so…who? Is she online dating or something a bit more long term?

I don’t think an accident. I’m leaning towards self harm TBH.

Hmmmmm
People are searching for her. There's videos on YouTube of them searching wooded areas. I think she had a friend on one of the YouTube channels talk about her. Her mom has said a few things to the media and on Facebook. I am not sure why there are not more people talking, but that isn't always a them thing, sometimes that has a lot to due with the media. When my brother was shot and killed, the media took weeks to pick it up, although I and others were constantly talking to media and asking for something to be published. The media likes to put everything in bulk together, so they wait to get phone calls back from cops and family. They sometimes take their time, but I bet if we knew the names of her friends and family, they are talking on social media. This has just been my experience with the media.
 
  • #358
Leaving the devices behind, despite being rushed, does seem intentional. The no bank activity is the most troubling.

Where is the closest body of water a car could go in to?
ETA: Just looked at a map; nothing super close, but I see a "Lake Medina Shores" and "Canyon Lake" as being the closest. I see both have boat ramps...

Amateur opinion and speculation
Yes you're right. In this area there really isn't any large bodies of water. If we want to go to a lake or river, it is quite the drive. The no bank activity concerns me, and by now, if there was activity on her credit card, the police would know. I'm not sure if they would say anything, but they might if they need the public's help, which I think they probably would.
 
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Does LE usually mention right-handed or left-handed when they give a description of a missing person? I don't recall seeing that before, and wonder if it has any special meaning here?

I just wanted to mention that I was looking at the 14 year old Hope Ogle thread - who is also missing from San Antonio - and PD also lists Hope as being right handed. So JMO I think this is just something San Antonio PD lists, but I have no clue why!

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