Body Found North Of Fort Stockton

A body of a woman between 20 to 30 years old was found just 15 miles outside of town.

News West 9 reported on this saying:

Pecos County Investigators are looking for answers after a body is
found north of Fort Stockton.
The discovery was made 15 miles north of Ft.
Stockton off FM 1053.
According to authorities the land owner found the
body, while he was checking on wells on the property Thursday around three.
Investigators found what appears to be the badly decomposed body of a women
in her late 20s or 30s.
Investigators tell NewsWest Nine, they believe the
body had been in the field for weeks.
The body has been sent to Lubbock for
autopsy.
Pecos County Deputies are investigating it as a murder.

CBS7 reported this:

Fort Stockton – Fort Stockton Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a woman's body found north of the city early Thursday afternoon.Deputies say a pumper who was checking wells on a lease road off Highway 1053 found the body.Investigators believe the body may have been out on the lease road for two to three weeks.They say the body was decomposed, and an autopsy has been ordered.The Pecos County Sheriff’s office and Texas Rangers are investigating.

The Odessa American reported:

PECOS COUNTY Sheriff’s office officials in Pecos County are investigating a woman’s body found Thursday afternoon outside of Fort Stockton. Pecos County deputy Pete Galvan said the body was found at 2:30 p.m. Thursday 15 miles outside of Fort Stockton when the landowner was checking on a well site on his property. He said sheriff’s investigators have had a hard time in the case because the body was decaying. “As far as we can tell it’s a woman,” he said. “The body was in pretty bad shape.” Galvan said sheriff’s officials think they know how long the body has been dead but are not completely certain because of the weather.

So far, we do not know who she is. It was apparent that she was "Dumped". I am commenting on this because I feel that with Fort Stockton growing bigger each and every day that we do not need some like this happening in our community. If any one has any information about this please contact any of our local Law Inforcement offices:
911
Crime Stoppers - 432/ 336-7777
FBI (El Paso) - 915/ 533-7451
FBI (Midland) - 432/ 682-4766
National Youth Crisis Hotline - 1-800-448-4663
Police Department - 432/ 336-4600
Sheriff Department - 432/ 336-3521
Texas Department of Public Safety - 432/ 336-3414
US Border Patrol - 432/ 336-2486

If you have information about this and do not wish to make contact with athorities directly, you may comment or email through my blog and I WILL relay the information for you.

Update: 10/02/07 Invesigators have identified the body. Her name is Tonya Michelle May. CBS7 reported on Oct. 2nd. that the investigation is still underway.

Update: 10/04/07 According to the Fort Stockton Pioneer, "Evidence that we located at the scene indicates that it was a murder,"