Authorities in Texas are turning to the public for help in order to solve the mystery of a man who was found decapitated earlier this month in a pickup truck parked at a boat ramp in Brazoria County
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said the decapitated body was discovered on the evening of May 3 at the Austin Bayou Boat Ramp on FM 2004 in Brazoria County.
Deputies say a passerby called in that evening to report what appeared to be a deceased person in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck parked at the boat ramp. Responding to the call, they arrived sometime later to find a headless body.
Investigators, using a fingerprint analysis, have since identified the man as Jubal Dee Alexander, from Port Arthur, Texas, who, according to Brazoria County Sheriff's Capt. Chris Kincheloe, was living out of the truck after moving to Brazoria County to work at a plant. However, he was last seen on April 27 and hadn't been seen or heard from since, until that May evening when he was discovered headless in the truck.
This is all that police know, and they've launched an investigation to figure out the rest. A cause of death has not yet been determined. In addition, Kincheloe noted that while it's unclear if Alexander was alive or dead when decapitated, investigators are handling the case as if it were a homicide investigation.
"We're going through our paces trying to run down as many leads as we can," Kincheloe said.
A somewhat similar case played out in April when a Seattle woman's head and other body parts turned up in a trash bag. Police identified her as 40-year-old Ingrid Lee thanks to a photo of her that was given to them at the start of their investigation. She was supposed to meet the now-alleged killer, 37-year-old John Charlton, for a date, but was killed sometime before or after.
While the body was missing in that case, the head was missing in this one, and police still can't find it despite an "extensive search."
In the meantime, BCSO is calling for anyone who may have knowledge of what transpired to contact them at 979-864-2392 or Brazoria County Crimestoppers at 979-864-2279.
