Missing Amber Lyn Smith of Seguin Identified by Tattoos
As posted earlier, the body of Amber Lyn Smith has been found by authorities under a rural bridge in Guadalupe County. Amber’s body was identified in part by the tattoos found on the back and ankle of a woman’s decomposing body.
Tattoos found on the back and ankle of a woman’s decomposing body discovered under a rural bridge in Guadalupe County match those of a missing local mother, police said this morning.
Authorities expect to confirm their findings today after the Travis County Medical Examiners Office releases its preliminary autopsy report on the body found Thursday afternoon.
Authorities have now changes this from a missing persons case to a homicide. According to reports the authorities have no suspects; however, they do deem, Amber Lyn Smith’s common law husband, Ronnie James, as a person of interest. As in most cases he was the last to see alive.
Seidenberger said investigators do not have a suspect in the slaying, but did identify Smith’s common-law husband, Ronnie James, as a person of interest.
“He was the last person who saw her alive,” Seidenberger said.
Smith, 28, disappeared last month from her home, leaving behind her purse and identification cards. There were no signs of a struggle inside the house or her car, Seidenberger said
A Texas Department of Transportation worker found Smith’s badly decomposed body:
On Thursday, some of her family members drove near where she had been found, but didn’t stop. A Texas Department of Transportation worker found Smith’s badly decomposed body lying face down under a bridge along FM 725, just south of New Braunfels. The site is about 10 miles from her Seguin home.
The worker was doing routine inspections of the county’s bridges, Seidenberger said. “She was placed there,” he said.
Distinctive tattoos, including one on her right ankle with the word “Ronnie,” all but convinced police Smith had been found.
(My SA)
Body ID’d as missing Seguin mom
We’re all devastated,” said JoEtta Wilson, 56. “We’re all feeling the pain.”
Wilson said Smith, 28, had worked at Child Unlimited for about a year and was on maternity leave when she disappeared the night of Jan. 28.
A memorial fund for Smith’s children has been established at Broadway National Bank.
The “Amber Lyn Smith Children’s Account” will assist with the care of Smith’s two sons. The account is No. 1385124 and donations can be made at any Broadway Bank branch, including the Seguin location at 1475 E. Court St.
(San Antonio Express News)