Family says woman found in barrel near Greenspoint was domestic violence victim

The Brief

  • Houston Police confirmed that the body found Wednesday morning in Greenspoint was 41-year-old Christelrose Angel Ramirez.
  • Her family says she was a victim of domestic violence.
  • Jesus Varela has since been charged with the murder after his 3 previous charges for attempting to force a family member into helping him hide the body.

GREENSPOINT, Texas On Wednesday morning, the body of 41-year-old Christelrose Angel Ramirez was found in the Greenspoint area by Houston Police.

Ramirez’s family confirmed to FOX 26 that the woman was a victim of domestic violence.

Family identifies woman found in barrel

What we know:

They say that Ramirez was shot in her sleep, then placed into trash bags and moved into a barrel that was later dumped off the side of I-45 by Jesus Varela.

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