Police find blood, bleach container at home of Carrollton man accused of killing girlfriend: affidavit

The Brief

  • On July 27, Carrollton Police arrested 38-year-old Donny Benedict and charged him with the murder of 41-year-old Vera Pitulic, his girlfriend.
  • An arrest affidavit states Benedict and Pitulic got into an argument the last night Pitulic was seen alive. She was later found in a vehicle off I-35.
  • Police found several areas of Benedict’s house where blood had been cleaned up, and a hole in the wall consistent with a head injury Pitulic suffered.

CARROLLTON, Texas An arrest affidavit reveals more details about the investigation into a Carrollton man who is accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a vehicle on the highway.

Carrollton man charged with murder

What we know:

On July 21, the North Texas Emergency Communications Center received a call about an unconscious person in a vehicle on the shoulder of southbound I-35 near the 2500 block of Carrollton.

Carrollton Police and Carrollton Fire-Rescue responded and found 41-year-old Vera Pitulic deceased within the vehicle. Detectives learned Pitulic had been reported missing to the Grapevine Police Department on July 20.

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