Autopsy of Woman Found Dead on I-20 Shows No Signs of Trauma

LONGVIEW — Gregg County Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday the autopsy of a 39-year-old Longview woman who was found last week on the side of Interstate 20 showed no signs of trauma. The department is waiting for toxicology reports on the woman identified as Melissa Diane Gonzales, Chief Deputy Chuck Willeford said. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, the report from the Tarrant County medical examiner might take more than a couple of months.

The body was found just before noon Wednesday on I-20 near the Estes Parkway exit after a hitchhiker discovered her body behind a concrete barrier in the westbound lane of the roadway. “We’re still following up on leads of people who might have seen her, or who might have been with her,” Willeford said. Willeford said they still were unsure of the nature of her death and couldn’t speculate natural causes, drug overdose or homicide, though he has said the situation is suspicious.