League City police in Texas are investigating the death of another woman found deceased Wednesday, marking the second death at the same marina within weeks.
On Wednesday afternoon, officers responded to a call at the Wharf Marina in the 700 block of Davis Road in League City, where they found a woman unresponsive on a docked boat, ABC 13 reports.
Police have not released her identity and are questioning someone reportedly connected to the incident. Her cause of death is pending a medical examiner’s report.
The death comes weeks after neighbors found Giselle Salazar-Tapia, a 30-year-old mother of four, deceased at the same marina. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police found Salazar-Tapia deceased on May 31, hanging from a rope.
One of her arms was reportedly “in an upright position with nothing holding it up.” Investigators now believe that before she was placed at the dock, she died somewhere else and developed rigor mortis, which caused her arm to stiffen.
“I just want everyone to know my sister didn’t do this to herself. She didn’t commit suicide,” the victim’s sister, Esperanza Alegria, told ABC 13. “We want whoever is responsible, who did this to my sister, we want them to get charged for what they did to her.”
Lt. Eric Cox of the League City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division said Salazar-Tapia, who lived on a yacht at the marina with boyfriend, James Hart, was found half immersed in water.
Police believe her body was staged post-mortem, suspecting foul play in her death. Her cause of death is still undetermined, and the investigation remains active, with two persons of interest being those last close to her.
“Her arm was found suspended up in the air, and there was nothing holding it there. So, we believe she probably passed away with her arm extended up above her head like that, and then rigor mortis had set in prior to her being placed like that,” Cox said.
It will take several weeks to determine the cause of the death, the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office told ABC 13.
Click2Houston reports that two people of interest have been identified in the case, but so far, there have been no arrests. Hart reportedly told ABC 13 that both of his security cameras had “inexplicable issues” before her death.
Giselle moved to League City in the fall of 2022. Family members said left an abusive relationship in Colorado, where she lived for eight years before moving to Texas.
“Detectives are requesting anyone with information regarding the case, who wishes to remain anonymous, to contact Galveston County Crime Stoppers at 409-763-TIPS (8477),” LCPD said on Facebook. “Information leading to an arrest or conviction could result in a cash reward of up to $5,000.”
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page has been set up by loved ones to help cover her funeral expenses and to help with the care of her children, ages, 10, 8, and 6. Salazar-Tapia’s oldest child reportedly lives with their father.
The story is developing. Check back for updates.
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[Featured image: Giselle Salazar/Handout]
