UPDATE ON RECENT HOMICIDE – MISSION RIDGE AND BOB HOPE

October 27, 2022

El Paso, Texas UPDATE - The female found near the intersection of Mission Ridge Blvd. and Bob Hope Dr. has been identified as 42-year-old Guatemalan National Delmy Odilia Timal Urtado. Identification and next of kin notifications were made possible by collaborative efforts between the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Consulate of Guatemala in Del Rio Texas, and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is still ongoing and no other information is available for release.

El Paso, Texas - On October 19, 2022, at 09:21 am., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a call stating there was a body in the desert area near Bob Hope Dr. and Mission Ridge Blvd. Deputies were dispatched to the 12900 block of Bob Hope Dr in reference to a Welfare Check. Deputies arrived at 09:26 am. and were directed approximately 100 yards into the desert area, where they located the body of a female. Details are limited as the female has not been identified and the next of kin has not been located. The circumstances surrounding the incident are suspicious and the incident is being handled as a homicide by the Sheriff’s Office