HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman was found dead Monday at a home in the Spring area, according to Harris County investigators. Her body was in an advanced stage of decomposition.
They said the discovery was made by Harris County Precinct 4 deputies at a home on Long Cypress Drive near the intersection of Ella Boulevard and Spring Cypress Road. They said a relative who had been living at the house with the woman's body called 911 on Monday around 5 p.m.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman had been dead for "an extended period of time." Investigators later said they think she was dead for "months."
"There are only two people here, and there’s no one that can piece the puzzle together so we have to start, initially, with the body and that will tell us how long it’s been there, how far back we think, and then hopefully he will be able to tell us something when he gets better at the hospital," HCSO Sr. Deputy Thomas Gilliland said.
The medical examiner's office was working to determine her cause of death.
The man who was living at the house was taken to an area hospital for medical and mental evaluations. No charges had been filed as of Monday night. Investigators said it was too early to tell if foul play played a role in the woman's death.
The health department said it took custody of some of the pets that were inside the house.