HOUSTON – A week after Houston police found a decomposing body at a home people were staying at on Edgebrook Drive, new court documents obtained by KPRC 2 News reveal the man may have been missing for months but someone was using his phone to communicate with others.
HPD homicide and missing persons investigators executed a search warrant at the home at 650 Edgebrook on May 13 and police said they found human remains wrapped inside a plastic container, located in a makeshift shed connected to the residence.
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At the time, police said two people were in the home and taken to police headquarters for questioning.
The man’s manner and cause of death still haven’t been revealed, but according to the search warrant, police are investigating the disappearance of Victor Soliz.
He was reported missing on May 6 but he hadn’t been seen in person since the end of March, according to records.
A close family friend told investigators she received a message from a phone number that belonged to Soliz asking for her information to be used as an emergency contact. When she asked for a picture of Soliz or a FaceTime call, the person using the phone refused and claimed he was in a vehicle accident with a dislocated jaw.
She told investigators she was worried someone was pretending to be him and using his phone without his permission.
On May 5, the brother of Soliz told investigators that he also received a message from the phone number asking for a photo of his Texas ID for a release of information form. While the brother reported feeling it was odd, he sent the ID information. He also told investigators he didn’t trust Soliz’s girlfriend because he thought she was stealing from him.
KPRC 2 News is not identifying the girlfriend because she has not been charged.
When an HPD investigator texted the number, a man called and claimed to be Soliz but spoke differently than Soliz according to those who know him.
The investigator asked for a current photo of Soliz holding up four fingers, according to records, but instead received a mirror selfie photo that turned out to be taken in May of 2023.
The investigator asked specific follow up questions, but the messages turned green in color, records state, which appears to mean the number may have been blocked.
Investigators went to the home on May 9 and found a truck that belongs to Soliz in the driveway. His girlfriend came out of the garage and said she didn’t know his whereabouts, according to records, but said he gave her permission to drive the vehicle.
Detectives got permission to go inside the house on May 9, before executing the warrant, when they met “new renters” who had been staying for a couple days. One of them, a man, said he paid the girlfriend $750 and that a woman was staying in one of the other bedrooms.
Investigators learned the girlfriend had been pulled over by Pasadena Police on May 5 while driving Soliz’s truck. She was booked on traffic warrants, according to records.
But after being released, Pasadena PD wouldn’t let her get the truck back because she wasn’t the registered owner. She was told she needed to bring an immediate family member to take possession, so she allegedly told police that Soliz’s brother was in the bathroom and then emailed a copy of his ID to recover the truck from the impound lot.
Soliz’s brother told investigators he never gave her permission to use his driver license information, according to records, and police believe she lied to get the truck back without actual permission from Soliz.
In addition to human remains, the search warrant return reveals that investigators found numerous items, including brass knuckles, electronics, Soliz’s wallet, a spent shell casing and unfired cartridges, various drugs, and more.
At this time, no one has been charged in Soliz’s disappearance and the remains recovered at his last known location, the home on Edgebrook, have not been positively identified.