The body of a flight attendant, Rana Nofal Soluri, 47, has been identified through DNA testing more than a year after she was allegedly strangled by her roommate and friend, Dennis William Day, 66. Soluri was reported missing in June 2025, but authorities believe she was killed in March of that year.

Day was charged with murder last year after allegedly confessing to strangling Soluri in the kitchen of their Fort Worth, Texas, home. He is accused of then driving her body approximately 65 miles northwest and disposing of it off a bridge near Bowie. The discovery was made in June of this year when a fisherman found a woman's body on the bank of a creek below a bridge in the Bowie area. The remains were recently confirmed as Soluri's through DNA analysis.

Soluri, who worked for Envoy Air, a regional carrier for American Airlines, was last seen in March 2025. She had taken a brief leave from her job following minor surgery and was expected to return by the end of the month but never did. Concerned colleagues, alerted by her uncharacteristic silence and absence, reported her missing in June 2025.

Investigators had previously searched creeks and bridges near Bowie following Day's alleged confession, but Soluri's remains were not found at that time. Authorities suggested that heavy rains and flooding might have carried her body downstream. Detective Tom O’Brien of the Fort Worth Police Department's Homicide Unit told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that the body may have been covered with mud, potentially obscuring it during the initial police search of the area where it was eventually discovered.

Before Soluri's body was identified, Day reportedly bragged to fellow inmates that he could not be convicted of murder if her remains could not be found, according to a notice filed by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. Day has been held on a $200,000 bond since his arrest last year and is awaiting trial.

According to investigators, Day told police he and Soluri had argued after she filmed him behaving erratically. When she threatened to call 911, he allegedly panicked and choked her with his bare hands until she died on the kitchen floor. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Day dragging a lifeless body into the backyard late on the night of March 21, 2025.

Investigators recovered Soluri's gun from a storm drain beneath an interstate highway. Her phone was allegedly thrown into a river. Authorities were unable to locate Soluri's remains at the time of Day's arrest.

Court documents state that Day sought assistance from his friend, Joanne Walters, 62, shortly after the murder. Walters allegedly arrived at Day's home in her pickup truck, and the two are accused of using the vehicle to transport Soluri's body. Walters initially denied any involvement, claiming she had not lent Day her truck. She later changed her story, stating Day had used the truck but that she was asleep during the trip and believed he had only stopped to urinate.

Authorities presented a voicemail on Walters' phone that reportedly discredited her account. The message, allegedly created by an accidental butt dial, features a male voice believed to be Day's saying, "Hey … help me," "Make sure the lid's on," and "I'm sorry I got you messed up in this." Audio of what sounded like the two struggling to move a heavy object was also presented.

Cell phone records indicated that both Day and Walters left their devices at Day's house before the trip to Bowie, an attempt authorities believe was made to create a false digital alibi. Police stated in a warrant that the actions showed a clear effort by both individuals to deceive law enforcement and make it appear they never left Fort Worth.

Walters was arrested in August 2025 for tampering with evidence but was released on a $100,000 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on October 28 for a plea deal. Day's next court appearance is set for October 7, where he will also have the opportunity to consider a plea deal.