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Dallas County medical examiner ID's remains of missing Dallas ISD educator

By Annie Gimbel

/ CBS Texas

MESQUITE (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The Dallas County medical examiner has identified remains found in a wooded area of Mesquite as belonging to Jennifer Mendez Olascoaga, 24. 

Jennifer Mendez Olascoaga, 24. Dallas Police Department

Seagoville police found the Dallas ISD educator's remains on Oct. 12.

Olascoaga was reported missing after dropping a friend off at the Creekside mobile home park in Seagoville on Sept. 27. Her family said that friend received some disturbing text messages afterward, asking if they were missing someone and warning she would never be found.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact majorcrimes@cityofmesquite.com.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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