An American Airlines flight attendant has gone missing, and authorities haven’t located her body yet. However, a voicemail inadvertently left by a Texas woman might have implicated her and her associates in the case.
Rana Nofal Soluri, a 47-year-old flight attendant from Fort Worth, was reported missing on June 11th.
Soluri had been off work since late March due to recovery from a minor surgery. A colleague from Envoy Air noted that Soluri vanished after attempts to get in touch with her failed.
On June 10th, police conducted a welfare check and spoke with Dennis William Day, a 66-year-old resident. He claimed Soluri was a long-time friend who lived with him, yet he hadn’t seen her for three months.
Authorities searched Day’s property on June 23rd and questioned him again, examining surveillance footage that allegedly showed a lifeless body being moved from the house to the backyard.
In a turn of events, police acquired a search warrant to inspect Soluri’s cell phone records.
On June 26th, Day was arrested and taken to Tarrant County Jail, facing murder charges with a $200,000 bond.
Later, on August 26th, another suspect, 62-year-old Joni Thomas, was apprehended for tampering with evidence but was released on bond thereafter.
Criminal documents revealed that Day had convinced Thomas to help transport Soluri’s body in her truck, which they allegedly disposed of off a bridge. Initially, Thomas denied allowing investigators to use her vehicle, but she later altered her story.
The arrest warrant indicates Thomas eventually acknowledged using the truck, claiming she had no knowledge of the situation, citing that she dozed off during the ride.
However, the authorities claimed that Day borrowed the truck to discard the body.
Upon analyzing mobile phone records, investigators found that Thomas drove to Day’s home shortly after Soluri was killed, with both leaving a phone at their residence before heading to Bowie.
This was viewed as an attempt by both Day and Thomas to mislead law enforcement regarding their actions in Fort Worth.
Investigation further revealed an accidental voicemail that seemed to outline their involvement. The recorded conversation reportedly included remarks about lifting heavy items, with comments like “Hey… help me” and “Make sure the lid is on.”
Documents noted that both confessed after a confrontation with Soluri, who threatened to call 911. They allegedly admitted to placing her body in a black trash can and discarding it from a bridge near Bowie, approximately 70 miles from Fort Worth. Despite several searches of the area, Soluri’s body hasn’t been recovered, and officials fear it may have been washed downstream due to flooding.
Soluri’s sister expressed the family’s heartbreak over the situation.
