Hitchcock police are investigating the death of 46-year-old Brandi Gregg as a homicide. Her body was found inside a home on North Railroad Avenue that had caught fire three days earlier. Police said investigators have determined her death is not connected to the fire.
Police said residents returned to the property to salvage belongings, and one of them found the body. Officers were called around 12:02 a.m. after a report of an unresponsive woman. The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office took her remains for an autopsy. Hitchcock Police Assistant Chief Jeffery Evans said officers found the woman partially clothed and that some clothing was missing.
An autopsy ruled out gunshot and stab wounds, but the exact cause of death remains unclear. Evans said the evidence suggests homicide and that the case is still being treated as a homicide investigation. Police said Gregg stayed at the home, along with the person who found her and others who also stayed there, who are described as acquaintances. No suspects have been named. Detectives are interviewing anyone connected to the property.