Missing mother Chrissy Powell found dead in parking lot, Texas reports say

Monday, July 25, update: Chrissy Powell, a Texas mother who went missing on July 5, was found dead inside of her vehicle, according to the San Antonio Police Department

A security guard found Powell’s body on Saturday, July 23, in the passenger seat of her 2020 Nissan Rogue, which had been parked at the same San Antonio parking lot for about a week, police said. The security guard smelled a foul odor in the car before coming across her body.

Police said Powell’s purse with her identifying information was also found inside the vehicle.

A cause of death has not been determined, but police said no trauma was observed.

Powell’s mother confirmed her daughter’s death in a Facebook post on Monday, July 25.

“My beautiful daughter, Christina Powell, has been found, deceased. I am heartbroken,” Claudia Mobley said. “Thank you all for your prayers.”

The original article is below.

The search for Chrissy Powell has reached two full weeks, with no sign of the Texas mother who was last seen rushing out of her home.

Powell, 39, left her San Antonio home in the Apple Creek neighborhood around 10:30 a.m. on July 5. She has not been seen since.

The mother of two called her employer to say she was running late to work, and Ring doorbell footage shows her rushing out of her home, where she left her phone, according to a missing person flier.

Attorney Robert Wilson, her employer, told NewsNation that the office manager went to check on her when she did not arrive for work.

“Employees are hard to find right now. And, you know, they’re not all perfect or do a wonderful job,” Wilson told NewsNation. “And one employee that … stood out to us was Chrissy because she was so low key and there wasn’t any drama.”

San Antonio police received information Powell may have been in the area of Kerrville, which is about 65 miles northwest of downtown San Antonio, the Kerrville Police Department said.

Powell drives a 2020 Nissan Rogue with Texas license plate PYJ 8564. She has a medical condition and does not have her medication with her, the missing person flier said.

Family friend Lauren Leal told KENS “the unknown is the scariest part” of Powell’s disappearance.

“It is fear in my mind right now,” Leal said. “It is hard to wrap our minds around where she might be, what could have happened.”

Powell is described by the San Antonio Police Department as a “missing endangered adult.” She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 120 pounds with blond hair with brown eyes.

There is no evidence Powell was the victim of foul play, the police department said.

Anyone with information about Powell’s whereabouts is asked to contact the San Antonio Police Department at 210-207-7660.

This story was originally published July 19, 2022 at 12:04 PM with the headline "Missing mother Chrissy Powell found dead in parking lot, Texas reports say."