SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body of a woman found in northwest Bexar County as Mariadelis Labrador Siles.
The 28-year-old was reported missing on Monday, March 10, prompting a search that led to the discovery of a body two days later.
Here is a timeline of everything we know in this case so far:
Monday, March 10
Siles was reported missing to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, March 10.
She was last seen at approximately 9 a.m. by her boyfriend, BCSO said.
In a social media post, BCSO said her boyfriend believed she may have walked to Wildhorse Sports Park, and she would frequent St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church on Roft Road.
Siles left the residence without her wallet and cell phone, BCSO later said.
Tuesday, March 11
BCSO announced Siles as a missing person in a Facebook post approximately 24 hours after she was last seen.
The Missing Persons Unit began an investigation in the northwest Bexar County area on Tuesday, March 11. Siles was believed to have been in the search area.
A search occurred that night near Braun Road, outside of Loop 1604, BCSO said.
BCSO’s Homicide Unit and Alamo Area Search & Rescue assisted in the investigation and used dogs to trace the missing woman’s scent.
Wednesday, March 12
Investigators discovered a woman’s body in a wooded area off Braun Road and Mustang Ranch early Wednesday, March 12.
BCSO initially did not say they were searching for Siles, but after the discovery, Sheriff Javier Salazar called a news briefing.
BCSO did not initially confirm the identity of the woman found.
Salazar said what they found seemed to match Siles.
A weapon was found at the scene, but authorities did not elaborate due to the “preliminary stages of the investigation,” BCSO said.
The Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the body to be a 28-year-old woman with signs of trauma.
Thursday, March 13
A shovel and machete were recovered in the vicinity away from the crime scene the next day, BCSO said.
BCSO said it collected the items as evidence, though investigators believed they were not connected to the investigation.
Friday, March 14
The Medical Examiner’s office identified the woman’s body as Siles on Friday.
The office said that Siles died from a stab wound to the chest.
The manner of death remains pending.
Tuesday, March 18
BCSO asked neighbors in the area for security camera footage or video taken between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on March 10.
Siles was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved zipper sweatshirt with tan shorts.
>> BCSO asks neighbors to check cameras for possible videos of woman found dead
Anyone who may have videos or information related to the case is asked to contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at 210-335-6000 or bcsotips@bexar.org.
Siles remembered as happy, kind
Siles' family told KSAT that she was consistently joyful and a source of pride as a daughter and granddaughter to her relatives in Cuba.
Family members said she wanted to learn English and become a teacher.
Milidza Myers, who knew Siles as “Maria,” told KSAT she had known her for nearly two years.
“She’s only 28 years old — she’s like my daughter,” Myers said.
Myers described Siles as a kind and spiritual person who, outside of going to church, usually stayed close to home.
The investigation remains ongoing, BCSO said Tuesday morning.
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