Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 09/28/2007
- Missing From:
- Missing From Fort Worth, Texas
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 06/07/1956 (68)
- Age:
- Age 51 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 150 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Furch’s hair was dyed auburn at the time of her disappearance. Her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On September 28th, 2007, Furch disappeared after leaving her job at a General Motors plant in Arlington, Texas. When her family couldn’t reach her on October 1st, they found her Fort Worth apartment empty. Her car, a gold Mazda Millenia (license plate L69 SJL), was gone. The apartment was strangely clean, but police found blood, bloodstained items (towels, clothes, etc.), and cleaning supplies in a nearby dumpster. It looked like someone had tried to cover up a violent attack.
A few days later, her burned-out car was found in Dallas. Police then arrested Rodney Owens, a former neighbor with a criminal history, because they had his fingerprints and DNA at the scene. Owens was convicted of Furch’s murder in 2008 and sentenced to life in prison. He later received an additional 99-year sentence for another crime. Police believe Owens attacked Furch at or near her apartment. Furch was a long-time resident of her apartment and had a close relationship with her family, making her disappearance even more suspicious.
- Agency:
- Fort Worth Police Department 817-335-4222
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This person was missing Missing Since 09/28/2007