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Flight attendant’s lifeless body found in Texas creek a year after she went missing, roommate arrested

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Hussain, Z. (2026, October 4). Flight attendant’s lifeless body found in Texas creek a year after she went missing, roommate arrested. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/body-found-in-texas-creek-idd-as-strangled-american-airlines-flight-attendant-rana-nofal-soluri/

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A year after Rana Nofal Soluri, a 47-year-old Envoy Air flight attendant, went missing, her body was found by a fisherman in Brushy Creek near Fort Worth, Texas. Dennis William Day, 67, who had been living with Soluri for about a year, is accused of strangling her to death and has admitted to the crime. Police discovered surveillance footage showing Day dragging what appeared to be a lifeless body from his home into the backyard on March 21, 2025.

Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In June 2025, Rana Nofal Soluri, a 47-year-old flight attendant from Fort Worth, Texas, was reported missing after taking a leave of absence due to minor surgery. She had not returned to her job at Envoy Air, a regional carrier under American Airlines, by the end of March as expected. Her coworkers reported her missing in June when she failed to return and could not be reached.

In June 2026, nearly a year later, a fisherman discovered Soluri’s body on the bank of Brushy Creek near a bridge in Montague County, approximately 70 miles northwest of Fort Worth. DNA testing at the University of North Texas confirmed it was her remains two weeks after the discovery.

Soluri's former roommate and longtime friend, Dennis William Day, 67, had been arrested in June 2025 and charged with murder following his alleged confession to strangling Soluri to death in March 2025. Police said he then drove her body about 65 miles northwest before dumping it off a bridge near Bowie.

Her daughter, Lulu, helped arrange for American Airlines to fly the remains to Seattle for burial on September 29. A GoFundMe page was set up to cover Soluri’s funeral expenses and support Lulu during court proceedings in Texas.

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The body of a flight attendant was discovered by a fisherman in a Texas creek more than a year after she was allegedly strangled by her roommate. uncertain

she → discover → roommate

Dennis William Day, 67, allegedly admitted to choking Rana Nofal Soluri, 47, an Envoy Air flight attendant, to death. uncertain

Day → admit → death

She was last seen alive in March 2025. asserted

She → see → March

An unidentified fisherman stumbled on Soluri’s body on the bank of Brushy Creek under a bridge in June — roughly a year after she was reported missing, Fort Worth Police Department Homicide Unit Detective Tom O’Brien told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. asserted

O’Brien → stumble → Telegram

After the morbid discovery, the body was taken to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification and confirmed to belong to Soluri two weeks ago, O’Brien said on Friday. asserted

O’Brien → take → Friday

Her body may have been covered in mud when cops began desperately searching for her remains at the creek a year before the fisherman’s discovery, the outlet reported. uncertain

outlet → cover → discovery

A GoFundMe for Soluri’s burial expenses said in an update last week that American Airlines, which owns the regional carrier where the mom was employed, was helping to fly her remains to Seattle, where her daughter, Lulu, will “finish laying her mother to rest.” asserted

daughter → say → rest

The heartbroken daughter is also using the fundraiser funds to contribute to a trip to Texas for an October court date — where she will release a statement. “If you are unable to give, please send your strength and encouragement for her tremendous bravery and resilience during the court appearance. asserted

you → use → appearance

Again, Lulu is a very private person, so this is a huge feat for her to face the person accused of killing her mother,” the GoFundMe statement said. asserted

statement → face → mother

“Lulu thanks everyone for their support. asserted

Lulu → thank → support

She is always overwhelmed knowing how many people have helped her during this process.” asserted

people → know → process

Around the time she is believed to have been killed, Soluri was recovering from minor surgery and had been out of work since late March, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. uncertain

Soluri → believe → affidavit

However, in June, her Envoy Air co-workers reported her missing after she failed to show up for work as scheduled and they couldn’t reach her. asserted

they → report → her

Police quickly zeroed in on Day — Soluri’s longtime friend — as a suspect after her co-worker told investigators they had been roommates for about a year. asserted

they → zero → year

Day told cops that he had not seen her for three months during a welfare check on June 10. asserted

he → tell → June

Later that month, he once again denied any involvement in her disappearance and consented to a search of his property. asserted

he → deny → property

During the search, investigators obtained video surveillance footage from the night of March 21 showing Day dragging “what appears to be a lifeless body from the home into the backyard.” asserted

what → obtain → backyard

Day then allegedly admitted that he and Soluri had fought after she had filmed him acting irate, and when she threatened to call 911, he panicked and strangled her with his bare hands on the kitchen floor. uncertain

he → admit → floor

Cops said he confessed to stuffing her body into a black trash bin and dumping it off a bridge in Bowie. asserted

he → say → Bowie

He also allegedly ditched her cellphone in a nearby river. uncertain

He → ditch → river

Day was indicted on a murder charge and allegedly bragged to people in jail that he could not be convicted if no one ever found Soluri’s remains, according to a notice filed by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office before the positive DNA verification. uncertain

one → indict → verification

Flight attendant’s lifeless body found in Texas creek a year after she went missing, roommate arrested

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