Man accused of murder of woman whose body was found in Grapevine spillway, police say
A 35-year-old man faces a murder charge in the death of a woman whose body was found near a spillway in Grapevine, according to a news release from police.
Daniel Burch was arrested “for his role in causing the violent death” of Jennifer Holmes of Lewisville, police said.
Burch told detectives he and Holmes, who police described as close friends, were arguing early in the morning Wednesday while on the way to the lake, according to the news release. During the argument, Burch pulled over on Fairway Drive and shot Holmes multiple times, police said. He then took her body to the water, they said.
Holmes’ body was found near the spillway Thursday by a passerby, police said. Detectives determined in their investigation that Holmes and Burch were living together at the time she was killed. They interviewed Burch and took him into custody Friday.
Police said some evidence in the investigation was found more than a mile away from where Holmes’ body was recovered.
Holmes, 36, who was from Coppell, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. A friend told WFAA-TV that Holmes had been staying with Burch because she lost her home in a fire.
“She was the biggest light and always helping and praying and looking for the best in everyone she met,” Brittney Clark wrote on a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses. “She did not deserve to be taken from all who loved her, especially in the manner in which it was.”
“All who knew Jenn knew she would give her last of anything to just make someone smile,” Clark wrote. “It is peaceful to us all knowing she is home with the Lord in his arms.”
Burch is being held at the Tarrant County Jail and his bond is set at $150,000, according to jail records.
This story was originally published July 9, 2023 at 10:02 PM.