Found Deceased TX - Viviana "Vivi" Ortiz-Zuniga, 40, Endangered, mom from Fayetteville, vehicle found in Austin County, she was last seen in Fayetteville, 2 Apr 2025

[spanntx]

The local newspaper is published twice a week with a daily newsletter that is emailed. In the daily newsletter today, it said it was confirmed to be her with more information to be published in this Friday’s paper. No published link available since it is an emailed newsletter, so if not allowed, please delete.

 

[LadyL]

Agreed, my husband doesn't want to be on my FB and I never post photos of my granddaughters for their safety and privacy. You will find 47,000 photos of my dog, though.

same (cats and every animal I come across in life)

 

[ladydaisy]

https://www.bannerpresspaper.com/article/7654,remains-of-missing-fayetteville-woman-identified

This was in the columbus banner as of the 23rd (I believe)

 

[spanntx]

The local paper also has this article today -

Body of Missing Woman Found | The Fayette County Record

The case of the missing woman in Fayetteville has now turned into a death investigation. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that the body found on Coufal Rd. last Tuesday belonged to 39-year-old Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga. Ortiz-Zuniga was last seen on the night of Wednesday, April 2.

www.fayettecountyrecord.com

From the above -
“The Record has learned that Ortiz-Zuniga’s husband is currently in custody at the Fayette County Jail on a pending stalking charge. He had been out on bond, but his bond was revoked days after his wife disappeared. Court records also show that Ortiz-Zuniga filed to divorce her husband over a year ago. The divorce was not finalized. Moreover, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer for the husband. Court filings for his bond revocation allege that he is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and had been previously deported. The Record asked Noviskie if the husband is a suspect, but he declined to comment at this time.”

 

[GraceG]

The local paper also has this article today -

Body of Missing Woman Found | The Fayette County Record

The case of the missing woman in Fayetteville has now turned into a death investigation. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this week that the body found on Coufal Rd. last Tuesday belonged to 39-year-old Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga. Ortiz-Zuniga was last seen on the night of Wednesday, April 2.

www.fayettecountyrecord.com

From the above -
“The Record has learned that Ortiz-Zuniga’s husband is currently in custody at the Fayette County Jail on a pending stalking charge. He had been out on bond, but his bond was revoked days after his wife disappeared. Court records also show that Ortiz-Zuniga filed to divorce her husband over a year ago. The divorce was not finalized. Moreover, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer for the husband. Court filings for his bond revocation allege that he is an illegal immigrant from Mexico and had been previously deported. The Record asked Noviskie if the husband is a suspect, but he declined to comment at this time.”

Thanks for posting this, I was having trouble finding any civil records for her and no source was listing the husband's name. Fayette Count (TX, there's a Fayette in GA and OH as well), doens't have criminal or family court record search function except through Texas.file which only gives you probate and some county records, so without her husbands name I found nothing for her (I suspected that perhaps there was DV in the past, so tried to get family court records). NOT the outcome we had hoped for but perhaps there will be justice for her children.

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[spanntx]

Thanks for posting this, I was having trouble finding any civil records for her and no source was listing the husband's name. Fayette Count (TX, there's a Fayette in GA and OH as well), doens't have criminal or family court record search function except through Texas.file which only gives you probate and some county records, so without her husbands name I found nothing for her (I suspected that perhaps there was DV in the past, so tried to get family court records). NOT the outcome we had hoped for but perhaps there will be justice for her children.

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You’re welcome. If anything additional is released, I’ll return and add. I have not seen his name published anywhere.

 

[spanntx]

Nothing recent in the local paper. Memorial services are planned for next week.

https://www.lagrangefunerals.com/obituaries/Viviana-Ortiz-Zuniga?obId=42166236

 

[UnkownAAA]

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Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Texas- Sheriff Keith Korenek

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is currently working a missing persons case on Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga, who was last seen in the Fayetteville area on Wednesday night. She may be with her 2008...

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The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is currently working a missing persons case on Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga, who was last seen in the Fayetteville area on Wednesday night (April 2.)

She may be with her 2008 Toyota Sequoia, Texas license plate- PSN-8869.
This is an open and active investigation.

Anyone with information may call the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at 979-968-5856.

Local Woman Still Missing; Texas Rangers Now Involved | The Fayette County Record

The whereabouts of a local woman who went missing last week remain unknown as of Monday morning, April 6. Viviana “Vivi” Ortiz-Zuniga, 39 of Fayetteville, disappeared on Wednesday, April 2.

www.fayettecountyrecord.com

April 7, 2025

The whereabouts of a local woman who went missing last week remain unknown as of Monday morning, April 6.

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Chief Deputy Randy Noviskie of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office told the Record last Friday that the Texas Rangers are now involved in the investigation. The Austin County Sheriff’s Office recovered her vehicle in Austin County on Saturday. The Texas Rangers are searching the vehicle for evidence, Noviskie said.

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Following linked article / video is an interview with her 23-year-old son. He said that his 20-year-old sister called him and said that their mother hadn't come home. They thought that maybe she had gone somewhere with their aunt and her phone died, but when she wasn't home the next morning to take their 11-year-old and 17-year-old siblings to school, they knew something was wrong and they called LE.

Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga: Missing woman last seen in Fayetteville

Have you seen her? Viviana Ortiz-Zuniga was last seen in the Fayetteville area on April 2.

www.fox7austin.com

April 11, 2025

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"She's always been nice. Everybody at work loves her, she wouldn't harm anyone. My parents have had their differences, but they're both good people," Vera (Her son, Carlos) said.

Ortiz-Zuniga's car was found in Austin County, but there was no sign of her.

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He says the whole ordeal has been hard for him and his younger siblings. He and his 20-year-old sister are helping to care for their 17- and 11-year-old siblings.

"We got to step up, take care of our siblings, and then take care for bills and everything else," he said.

They just want their mother to return safely.

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hello, I live by this area. PLEASE someone raise attention. This small town police enforcement failed and waited so long to search and protect this women. Clear signs the ex was crazy. RACISM in such small areas

 

[spanntx]

In the local paper today.

Husband of Woman Found Dead Near Fayetteville Indicted for Murder | The Fayette County Record

A Fayette County Grand Jury indicted 45-year-old Carlos Vera-Flores of Fayetteville for the capital murder of his wife, Viviana Ortiz Zuniga. The indictment states that on or about April 3, Vera-Flores killed Ortiz Zuniga “by unknown manner and means.” The indictment goes on to state that...

www.fayettecountyrecord.com

 

[KooshBall]

In the local paper today.

Husband of Woman Found Dead Near Fayetteville Indicted for Murder | The Fayette County Record

A Fayette County Grand Jury indicted 45-year-old Carlos Vera-Flores of Fayetteville for the capital murder of his wife, Viviana Ortiz Zuniga. The indictment states that on or about April 3, Vera-Flores killed Ortiz Zuniga “by unknown manner and means.” The indictment goes on to state that...

www.fayettecountyrecord.com

I wonder about how the way the body was concealed caused an injury to a LE officer. I can't come up with any theories on that. I'm so sorry that her children are now motherless, just heartbreaking.