Dead Body Identified
Posted/updated on: January 13, 2012 at 5:20 pm
LONGVIEW – Authorities have identified a body found in Gregg County. A hitchhiker discovered the body as he was walking along the westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 20. The body was found near a concrete barrier not far from Estes Parkway.
She has been identified as Melissa Diane Gonzales, 39, of Longview. The cause of death has yet to be established, autopsy results are pending. Officials say they are unsure how long the body had been next to the road. KETK reports that according to Gregg County online records, Gonzales has a lengthy record including drug possession and solicitation.
