Body discovered in the trunk of a car involved in a high-speed police chase in Nebraska, identified as the teen driver’s missing mother

Michelle Roenz, 49, according to preliminary reports, ‘died from strangulation and blunt force trauma,’ her 17-year-old son Tyler, who was caught traveling with the body could be facing murder charges

Tyler Roenz, 17, from Humble, Texas was charged Friday with unauthorized use of a vehicle after driving his father’s car through several states

Tyler and his mother Michelle Roenz, had been reported missing on Thursday by his father

Manfred Roenz, told authorities he returned to his home in Humble, Texas, to find a trail of blood leading from the garage to the master bedroom, where he discovered human teeth sitting in a pool of blood

Michelle and Tyler Roenz had last been seen at 11:40 a.m. Thursday and surveillance footage allegedly shows the family’s black 2011 Mazda 3 leaving the house at 11:44 am

Authorities then tracked the missing mother’s credit card, which was used in Texas and then Kansas, as the teen traveled toward Nebraska

On Friday, Nebraska state troopers spotting the Mazda along Interstate 80, on Friday, initiated a traffic stop, but the driver accelerated and a chase ensued

Vehicle topped speeds of 110 mph before eventual crash, leaving Tyler Roenz with serious, but ‘non-life threatening’ injuries

So far Tyler Roenz is facing a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, but “Once investigators interview [Tyler], an additional charge of murder is expected,” Gilliland said.s

A Houston father found blood, teeth in home before his teenage son was caught speeding with the mother’s body in a car thousands of miles from home, a day after both had been reported missing.
The body was discovered in the trunk of a black Mazda involved in a high-speed chase with law enforcement in Nevada. The female body has been identified as the teen driver’s missing mother.
Tyler Roenz, 17, was charged Friday with unauthorized use of a vehicle for using his father’s black Mazda to drive through several states.
Roenz crashed the car near Aurora, Nebraska, after a police chase on Friday. He and his mother Michelle Roenz, 49, were initially reported missing on Thursday.
Manfred Roenz told authorities that when he returned to his home in Humble, Texas, on Thursday, his wife and son were missing. He had found a trail of blood leading from the garage to the master bedroom.
There, he discovered human teeth sitting in a pool of blood, according to court documents obtained by the Houston Chronicle.
Michelle and Tyler Roenz had last been seen at 11:40 a.m. Thursday. Surveillance footage allegedly shows the family’s black 2011 Mazda 3 leaving the house on the 14700 block of Birch Arbor Court in Humble, at 11:44 a.m.

Authorities then tracked the missing mother’s credit card, which was used in Texas and then Kansas, as the car sped toward Nebraska.
On Friday, Nebraska state troopers spotted the Mazda along Interstate 80 near Grand Island.
when cops attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the driver accelerated and a chase ensued.
The vehicle topped speeds of 110 mph before it eventually crashed, near Aurora, Nebraska leaving Tyler Roenz with serious, but ‘non-life threatening’ injuries.
Police discovered the body of a woman in the car’s trunk. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Monday confirmed that it belonged to Tyler’s mother, Michelle. According to preliminary reports, she died from strangulation and blunt force trauma.
Harris County Deputy Thomas Gilliland said Texas authorities are working with Nebraska officials to extradite the teen to Harris County upon his release from the hospital. He’s so far facing a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.“Once investigators interview [Tyler], an additional charge of murder is expected,” Gilliland said.
“Once investigators interview [Tyler], an additional charge of murder is expected,” Gilliland said.