HOUSTON – The missing woman, who was eight months pregnant, was found dead on Thursday, according to Texas EquuSearch’s Tim Miller.
Ashanti Allen, 23, had been missing since April 8. Authorities said she was last seen leaving her apartment complex in the 8700 block of Main Street. She was officially reported missing two days later, on April 10.
Allen’s mother, Trisa Gaines Colbert, said she reported her daughter missing after receiving a strange text message from Allen’s phone, which said, “I’m leaving and never coming back.”
The mother said it was suspicious, so she went to her daughter’s apartment and found that she was not there, and neither was her vehicle.
Texas EquuSearch has been searching for Allen for days, setting up a command post near Buffalo Speedway and Airport Boulevard, close to where Allen was last seen.
Search teams looked through wooded areas, brushes, and nearby spaces, using drones and ATVs.
According to authorities, investigators located Allen using her cellphone, which was found at Edgewood Park. Data from the phone showed it had previously pinged near Chimney Rock Park, where Allen’s body was later discovered.