TX - Melissa Davis, 33, burned alive, Austin, 29 Sept 2023

[ND2014]

Search warrant: Police believe woman found in west Austin fire burned alive

Police believe a woman firefighters found dead in the Northwest Hills area of west Austin last month was burned alive, according to a search warrant issued by the Austin Police Department.

www.kxan.com

Melissa Davis Obituary - Austin, TX

Celebrate the life of Melissa Davis, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home and Memorial Park.

www.dignitymemorial.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

An autopsy was conducted, and medical examiners found no obvious trauma to the body, but did find physical evidence that the victim was alive when her body was burned.

A family member of the victim told police they last saw her the day before the fire, and that Davis told them she was going to the Apple store to get her phone fixed.

Detectives said Davis’ phone was not at the scene of the fire.

Police, according to the search warrant, hope acquiring Davis’ cellphone data will help them locate a suspect.

Search warrant: Police believe woman found in west Austin fire burned alive

Police believe a woman firefighters found dead in the Northwest Hills area of west Austin last month was burned alive, according to a search warrant issued by the Austin Police Department.

www.kxan.com

 

[scriabina]

The article above states a butcher knife was found at the scene. I'm guessing the victim was stabbed but still breathing when set fire. Just horrifying. Sounds very personal. I'm guessing it's a domestic incident, likely a romantic partner.

 

[LauraAnne]

Sadly, it doesn't take much looking through her facebook page to have a very good idea of who might have killed her. I don't notice LE asking for tips on the murderer, just location of her vehicle.

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

 

[scriabina]

Sadly, it doesn't take much looking through her facebook page to have a very good idea of who might have killed her. I don't notice LE asking for tips on the murderer, just location of her vehicle.

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

Wow, you're right. Looks like someone with the same name kept creating new FB profiles and posting on her page, I'm guessing because she kept blocking him and he had to create new accounts. This person is complaining about missing her and has some disturbing content on his page. I bet LE is already collecting evidence to put the killer in jail stat; this clearly wasn't a very well-planned murder.

 

[CHEL]

Wow, you're right. Looks like someone with the same name kept creating new FB profiles and posting on her page, I'm guessing because she kept blocking him and he had to create new accounts. This person is complaining about missing her and has some disturbing content on his page. I bet LE is already collecting evidence to put the killer in jail stat; this clearly wasn't a very well-planned murder.

Drug addicts seem to have multiple FB profiles. Not all of them of course but I've seen it plenty of times. I think they maybe forget the passwords and make new ones. I never understood why they wouldn't go the forget password route to reset it.

 

[ifindedout]

Drug addicts seem to have multiple FB profiles. Not all of them of course but I've seen it plenty of times. I think they maybe forget the passwords and make new ones. I never understood why they wouldn't go the forget password route to reset it.

I think they also get locked out of their devices due to non-payment.

 

[DFWNF]

Pure evil and omg reminds me of poor Jessica Chambers heartbreaking.

 

[ND2014]

'It left me with such deep grief' | Friends of woman found dead in northwest Austin speak out

It's been more than a week since the body of 33-year-old Melissa Davis was found near a grass fire along Mesa Drive.

www.kvue.com

 

[AnxiousandAgitated]

Wow, you're right. Looks like someone with the same name kept creating new FB profiles and posting on her page, I'm guessing because she kept blocking him and he had to create new accounts. This person is complaining about missing her and has some disturbing content on his page. I bet LE is already collecting evidence to put the killer in jail stat; this clearly wasn't a very well-planned murder.

Her car is missing too. This guy isn’t very bright (judging by his FB ) and it’s a matter of time before LE tracks down that car through him

 

[tlcya]

Wow, you're right. Looks like someone with the same name kept creating new FB profiles and posting on her page, I'm guessing because she kept blocking him and he had to create new accounts. This person is complaining about missing her and has some disturbing content on his page. I bet LE is already collecting evidence to put the killer in jail stat; this clearly wasn't a very well-planned murder.

creepy dude, creepy posts.

 

[Rosiebones]

Why has this gone so silent?

 

[neesaki]

Sadly, it doesn't take much looking through her facebook page to have a very good idea of who might have killed her. I don't notice LE asking for tips on the murderer, just location of her vehicle.

Log into Facebook

Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

www.facebook.com

Omg….. did you see the comment by a GL under her Sept 15, 2022 post?
It says “You’re on fire”.

 

[Rosiebones]

This her obituary.

Melissa Ann Davis Obituary (1990 - 2023) | Austin, Texas

Find the obituary of Melissa Ann Davis (1990 - 2023) from Austin, TX. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care.

www.echovita.com

 

[BrownRice]

Horrific. What a disgusting and painful way to die. Hope they find her killer quickly.

 

[Rosiebones]

Where is her car?
Why is there NO follow-up news articles?
Why is there NO comments from family or friends or speculation about what happened?
Why is LE so silent?
Crickets, crickets, crickets !!!!!

 

[Knox]

I'm surprised this case is getting so little attention? Horrific!!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Her obituary also shares stories about her love for animals:

This was evident even as a small child where she would hug the family dog shouting, “Doggy, doggy, doggy, doggy!” and let out huge laughs as he leisurely pranced around the house happy to be her entertainment. She took immense pride in being dog mom to Dudley who was her constant companion for the past six years – he wanted for nothing! They lived in the mountains together for many years and loved taking long hikes and camping trips together. Being in nature was their happy place. They were truly a dynamic duo!

Mystery surrounds death of young woman found burned alive with a large knife near her body

"She painted. She loved art. She was like a shining light in the dark and she made any situation that was harder or darker, lighter."

lawandcrime.com

 

[LaborDayRN]

Woman found burned to death with butcher knife nearby as police search for missing car

Texas police are looking for answers surrounding the death of Melissa Davis, 33, who was found burned alive on the side of a road with a butcher knife located nearby.

nypost.com

Texas police are looking for answers surrounding the death of a woman who’s body was found burned by the side of a road in an upscale Austin neighborhood.

The body of Melissa Davis, 33, was located by firefighters responding to calls of a fire on the morning of Sept. 29.
Detectives discovered a lighter in the area, according to local outlet KXAN. A police K-9 was called to the scene and found a butcher knife which had the scent of a lighter, officials said.
Austin police believe “the knife was placed with the decedent in an attempt to destroy the evidence with the fire.”
Not much new info but I didn't see this article posted. It's from Oct. 12th.

 

[ND2014]

Man arrested after woman found burned in northwest Austin

Firefighters discovered the body of 33-year-old Melissa Davis while responding to a grass fire in the 6300 block of Mesa Drive on Sept. 29.

www.kvue.com