Found Deceased Tx - Patricia Smith Ford, 52, Abilene, Sept 2016 *Arrest*

[Gardener1850]

Circumstances of Disappearance
Patricia last spoke with her daughter on about 09-08-2016. They had a meeting with HUD on 09-09-16 to discuss housing for Patricia. Since then she has not been heard from or seen. She has not made any withdrawals from her bank account since then.
Missing Person Case

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Several detectives from the Abilene Police Department (APD) conducted a search of a home in south Abilene as part of a missing person investigation Thursday evening.

Detectives arrived on scene Thursday afternoon in the 1700 block of South 17th Street, conducting a search for at least five hours, according to APD Sgt. Mike Mochetto.

The search of the home was the result of a follow up investigation into the missing persons case of Patricia Smith Ford, according to Mochetto.

Read more: Abilene police search home in missing person investigation

 

[Gardener1850]

A neighbor told us police were tearing up floorboards in the home.

Detectives coming out of the home appeared to be hot and sweaty, and one of the detectives was seen throwing away white "moon" suits that are commonly worn by investigators to keep them from contaminating crime scenes.

Moschetto said they "located some items of interest" inside of the home before they left at about 8:40 p.m.

Moschetto also said that there have been "allegations of foul play" in Ford's case, but that it would be "premature" to say whether or not they think that she may not be alive.

Police search south Abilene home for evidence in 2 year old missing persons case

 

[doodles1211]

Maybe they are searching a "family" members home.

 

[Gardener1850]

ABILENE, Texas —

Do not expect any updates Friday from Abilene police about new leads in a nearly two year old missing persons case.

Friday morning, the department tweeted a message to the media saying "APD will not be releasing any other info. on last nights investigation involving the search of a home for missing person Patricia Ford."

Ford has been missing since September 9, 2016.
Abilene PD not 'releasing any other info' on search of home in missing persons case

 

[Gardener1850]

At the time of her disappearance, Ford was 5-foot tall and weighed 100 pounds. She has blonde hair, hazel eyes and wears dentures.

She has a scar on the outside of her right thigh and the following tattoos:

• "Bryce" on the upper left side of her back
• Heart on her lower back
• Barbed wire around her left wrist
• Tribal bracelet around her right wrist

Ford may use the name Patricia Bowman Smith.

If you have any information about the case, you are asked to call Abilene police at 325-673-8331.

Abilene PD not 'releasing any other info' on search of home in missing persons case

 

[Gardener1850]

More photos from Charley Project:

Patricia Ann Smith Ford – The Charley Project

 

[cybervampira]

Bone fragments found during search for missing Abilene woman

Court documents state multiple bone fragments, as well as socks, fibers, hairs, cigarette butts, a suspected fingernail, and other items of evidence were seized at a home on the 1700 block of S. 17th Street last week.

Police were searching the property after receiving a tip that missing person Patricia Ford was killed and buried under the floor.

 

[Gardener1850]

Bone fragments found during search for missing Abilene woman

Only bone fragments? Did someone try to move the body and not get all of her?

 

[cybervampira]

Suspect arrested in murder of missing Abilene woman believed buried under home

 

[cybervampira]

Man arrested on murder warrant in investigation of missing Abilene woman

Timothy Jon Dwelle, 58, was arrested Wednesday morning after Abilene police issued a warrant for his arrest in relation to the investigation of missing Abilene woman Patricia Ford, who was last seen in September of 2016.

 

[doodles1211]

Abilene man charged with murder in connection with missing person Patricia Smith Ford

 

[JerseyGirl]

Suspect arrested in murder of missing Abilene woman believed buried under home

His bond was set at $250,000.

According to jail records, the murder occurred on September 8, 2016. Ford was reported missing the next day.

 

[Darling136]

Were there an news on the remains identification?

 

[Gardener1850]

Were there an news on the remains identification?

Nothing in News since July 5th. I think it may take a long time to ID the remains based on reports that it was only fragments. Here's another article from July 5th:

According to court documents, Carol Rolin called Abilene police on Tuesday and said that Timothy Dwelle told her that he had killed her mother, Patricia Ford, with a cleaver.
Rolin recorded her conversation with Dwelle and turned it over to police.

According to court documents, Dwelle also told Rolin that “he made a notch in the rocking chair” that Ford was sitting in “when he hit her” with the cleaver.
Crime scene photos show a notch in the frame of that particular rocking chair.

Victim's daughter: Abilene murder suspect told me he killed mom with cleaver



It goes on to say they only found some bones from a human foot under the house. I think we could change the title to presumed located? But it will probably be several months before the DNA comes back. And what if the suspect has killed someone else? And if the foot bones turn out to be hers, where is the rest of Patricia? Probably need to wait for the results... JMO. Her poor daughter.

 

[doodles1211]

DNA from bone fragments confirmed to be Patricia...

"A DNA test has confirmed that bone fragments found by Abilene police investigators belong to Patricia Ford, who was declared missing in 2016, according to a Justice of the Peace."


DNA test confirms bone fragments belong to missing woman Patricia Ford

 

[Jeanie c Huffstetler]

Maybe they are searching a "family" members home.

Ya they were

 

[Jeanie c Huffstetler]

I struggle everyday when I think about my uncle and grandma I spent most of my time in my uncles backyard climbing that old tree and playing on his porch and watching cartoons in his living room or playing on my moms old phone in that old bedroom those used to be good memories now there biter and full of sadness he killed her in that living room stuff part of her in the floors and the rest in backyard near that pecan tree I loved so much now I hate it I hate all of it I hope they have that house burned down to the ground and he gets out of jail and then he gets kiddnaped and slowly tortured everyday so he can suffer cuz that’s all that man deserves for what he did to my grandma who did everything to keep me and my sisters alive she walked us miles and miles to the Salvation Army cuz we didn’t have any money and she didn’t have enough for her car on top of all that she had bad nees and back problems and had a cane she will always be missed by me and I might only be 15 but I will never forget her

 

[Gardener1850]

Hi Jeanie, I'm so sorry for your loss of your grandma. I hope you will see justice done and that the man who did this never gets out of prison. I can't begin to understand how you are hurting right now but I hope you have someone to talk about this with. Hold onto the good memories you have. Write them all out (in a private journal, not online) while you can remember them. Time goes by fast and someday you might only remember the bad. Praying for you and your family.

 

[iulia]

Abilene man accused of killing woman in 2016 indicted Thursday

An Abilene man suspected of murder was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury Thursday.

Timothy Jon Dwelle, 58, was indicted on one count of murder by the panel stemming from the suspected September 2016 death of Patricia Ford.