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Apparent suicide of Texas mother-of-four, Giselle Tapia-Salazar, 30, found hanging from a dock is being re-investigated as homicide as ‘glaring clues’ point to more sinister cause of death

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea8af772f3f14798ca0d5c2690605481" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Authorities in Texas re investigate the apparent suicide of young mom found hanging from a dock&comma; discovered with one hand raised in the air <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c27bd25215be65503ac0d64b9a4e260" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>30-year-old local resident Giselle Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s body was discovered hanging from a rope near a boat docked in the marina at League City&comma; Texas&comma; lived in on May 31 <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a519d9e16f47a86557da7cefa74ca2a2" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The death of the mother-of-four&comma; who was found hanging from a dock&comma; is being re-investigated as a homicide after it was originally deemed a suicide<&sol;strong> <&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d719c89408fab32a563cd6041d002fb1" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The deceased&comma; <strong>Giselle Tapia-Salazar&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;strong> <strong>and her boyfriend&comma; James Hart&comma; lived on the boat docked near the spot where the body was found <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49412fc8c1961941e4e77915e40f485f" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Investigators who now believe Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s body positioned was in a way that made it look as though she killed herself&comma; suspect her suicide was staged<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong> <&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c1b1addebb3521a3b8e98e759c60cc9b" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>League City police said they suspect foul play<&sol;strong> as &&num;8216&semi;glaring clues&&num;8217&semi; point to real cause of death&comma; including rigor mortis that caused the unusual hand positioning &&num;8211&semi; suggesting the suicide was staged <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-430bc87f908bc22347a22f7d027973af" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Furthermore&comma; on the night&comma; one of the surveillance cameras near the boat was missing&comma; the other was manually turned to face away from the boat <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d89dab732b5a8609eb15c85df829d6db" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The last image police have of Giselle alive is on her boyfriend&&num;8217&semi;s boat around 1&colon;35 am the day she was found dead <&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5dde8a52c506fb81eed685b565b281a2" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;261d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Police announced that they have identified two persons of interests in the case<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Giselle-Tapia-Salazar-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-463150" style&equals;"width&colon;843px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Giselle Tapia-Salazar &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma;<strong> was discovered hanging from a rope near the boat docked in the marina at League City&comma;Texas&comma; lived in on May 31<&sol;strong>&period; <strong><strong>Her <&sol;strong>death was originally deemed a suicide&comma; is now being investigated as possible homicide<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Giselle Tapia-Salazar&comma; 30&comma; was discovered deceased hanging from a rope near a boat docked in the marina in her hometown League City&comma; Texas on Friday&comma; May 31&period; <br>The 30-year-old mom and her boyfriend&comma; James Hart&comma; lived on the boat&period;<br>Investigation into the death of the mother-of-four&comma; who was found hanging from a dock&comma; is reopened as a homicide after it was originally deemed a suicide&period;<br>The tragedy initially seemed like suicide maybe more sinister on more through inspection&comma; investigators said&period; Authorities now believe Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s body was posthumously staged to appear like she killed herself&period;<br>Police also have identified two persons of interests in the case&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Florida-Marina-where-Giselle-Tapia-Salazars-body-was-found-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-463148" style&equals;"width&colon;842px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong><strong>Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;strong> body was positioned hanging from the dock in a way that made it look as though she killed herself&period; Investigators suspect the death is homicide staged as suicide<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The body was discovered by her neighbor&comma; Christian Allen&comma; who found Tapia-Salazar half submerged in the water who pointed out that one of her arms was twisted in an unusual position&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Because of the position of her arm&comma; we believe she probably passed away somewhere else&comma;&&num;8217&semi; League City <br>Christian Allen said he never believed the victim took her own life&comma; and added that foul play was probably the cause&period;&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I didn&&num;8217&semi;t buy the whole suicide thing&period; I want them to catch them because my kids are here&comma; and I don&&num;8217&semi;t want to live near a murderer&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Allen said&period; <br>That is a sentiment police now share&period; Investigators said they&&num;8217&semi;re combing through nearly 2&comma;000 surveillance video clips to gather clues&period; <br>Police Lieutenant Eric Cox told <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;khou&period;com&sol;article&sol;news&sol;crime&sol;league-city-texas-woman-dead-hanging-marina-dock&sol;285-2cb1f73e-a9de-4724-9865-988611e2183a">KHOU<&sol;a>&colon; &&num;8220&semi;Her arm was found suspended up in the air&comma; and there was nothing holding it there&period; So&comma; we believe she probably passed away with her arm extended up above her head like that&comma; and then rigor mortis had set in prior to her being placed like that&&num;8221&semi;&period;<br>Police said that so far&comma; the last image they have of Giselle alive is on her boyfriend&&num;8217&semi;s boat around 1&colon;35 a&period;m&period; the day she was found dead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Giselle-Tapia-Salazar-with-her-children-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-463151" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>When Giselle Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s body was discovered half submerged in the water by her neighbor&comma; one of her arms was twisted in an unusual position and police say &&num;8216&semi;Rigor mortis set in and then when she was moved&comma; her arms stayed in that position&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Hart told ABC13 he didn&&num;8217&semi;t know his girlfriend was dead until police recovered her body that afternoon&period; He wants to make it clear that he didn&&num;8217&semi;t hurt the woman he loved&comma; adding that he hopes the video will lead police to whoever killed his girlfriend&colon; &&num;8220&semi;There&&num;8217&semi;s so many questions and not many answers&period; There should be no doubt who did this&period; There are so many cameras in this marina&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s no way this isn&&num;8217&semi;t all on film&&num;8221&semi;&period;<br>However&comma; he said he was unable to watch what happened after she left the boat because both of his surveillance cameras inexplicably failed before her death&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;One camera disappeared and the other was turned by hand&comma; to face away from his boat&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Hart said&period;<br>Police said they had responded to disturbance calls at Hart&&num;8217&semi;s boat in the past&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s something neighbors verified&period;<br>&&num;8220&semi;Them two fought like crazy and they loved like crazy&period; Just one of those relationships … arguing one day and hand-in-hand skipping the other day&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Lt&period; Allen said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Giselle-Tapia-Salazar-with-her-children-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-463153" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The last image of Giselle <strong>Tapia-Salazar <&sol;strong>alive is on her boyfriend&&num;8217&semi;s boat around 1&colon;35 a&period;m&period; the day she was found dead&period; There is a history of cops responding to domestic situations in the past&comma; but James Hart maintains he had nothing to do with his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s death&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Speaking with local ABC affiliate <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc13&period;com&sol;post&sol;league-city-mom-hanged-boat-dock-marina-death-giselle-salazar-tapia-foul-play&sol;14933861&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">KTRK<&sol;a>&comma; the deceased woman&&num;8217&semi;s sister&comma; Esperanza Alegria&comma; said she also did not believe her death was a suicide either&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I just want everyone to know my sister didn&&num;8217&semi;t do this to herself&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;She didn&&num;8217&semi;t commit suicide&period; We just want justice for her&period; We want whoever is responsible&comma; who did this to my sister&comma; we want them to get charged for what they did to her&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;dailymail&period;co&period;uk&sol;1s&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;19&sol;22&sol;86338433-13548243-The&lowbar;victim&lowbar;s&lowbar;sister&lowbar;Esperanza&lowbar;Alegria&lowbar;said&lowbar;she&lowbar;also&lowbar;did&lowbar;not&lowbar;beli-a-14&lowbar;1718830823125&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The victim's sister&comma; Esperanza Alegria&comma; said she also did not believe her death was a suicide" style&equals;"width&colon;829px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Tapia-Salazar was a mother of four young children&period; Her sister&comma; Esperanza Alegria&comma; does not believe her death was a suicide<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Nearby security cameras had been powered off or turned in a different direction during the time of the victim&&num;8217&semi;s death&comma; according to police&period;<br>Tapia-Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s boyfriend&comma; James Hart&comma; vehemently denied being involved in his girlfriend&&num;8217&semi;s death&period; Police said Hart was devastated upon hearing the news&comma; and initially refused to come out of their boat to see for himself&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;It feels like a nightmare you can&&num;8217&semi;t wake up from&period; I didn&&num;8217&semi;t have anything to do with it and I never would have&period; I loved Giselle more than anything in the world&period; We were together 24&sol;7&period; I want justice for Giselle and for myself&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Giselle-Tapia-Salazar-with-her-children-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-463154" style&equals;"width&colon;841px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Hart claims the last time he saw his girlfriend was when she left their bedroom to use the bathroom&comma; but she never returned&period; League City police said they suspect foul play in her death&period; They have identified two persons of interests in the case<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The last time Hart said he saw his girlfriend was when she left their bedroom to use the bathroom&comma; but she never returned&period;<br>A <a class&equals;"" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;f&sol;support-giselles-children-and-family&quest;qid&equals;139792d3e350f07bbdd92ab8f04be8ba" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">GoFundMe <&sol;a>has been made by Tapia Salazar&&num;8217&semi;s brother&comma; Nathan Paz&comma; to cover funeral expenses and help raise money to support her children&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Giselle was the most charismatic person you could ever meet&comma; sharing a smile and making a friend of everyone she came across&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he wrote on the page&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;Giselle always looked for the best in people&comma; even when they didn&&num;8217&semi;t deserve her kindness&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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