The Bexar County Medical Examiner is asking for help in identifying a body found at a January fire scene.
SAN ANTONIO — The wait for answers is stretching into the ninth month, as the Medical Examiner is looking for help in identifying a woman found dead at a south side fire scene.
Just released sketches developed of the victim show a woman they believe might be white or Hispanic.
They said they think she was probably between 25 and 40 years old and was about 5’2″.
Fire officials said the woman’s body was recovered at the fire scene during clean up efforts.
Before a massive December 16 fire on Clifford Court, there were only a few calls for trouble at the boarded up home at 109.
Police were called to the South Presa area to look into burglaries in May and June and code compliance looked into overgrown weeds in August and September.
A complaint about a homeless camp and a disturbance in November may have been a foreshadowing of the trouble to come, as the fire department was called to the home the next month.
A fire spokesman said when first responders arrived at the home, built in 1918, they found it was already consumed by flames.
The battle was so intense, code enforcement records reflect the Public Works division had to help the fire department during the fire to take care of hot spots and to demolish the structure right away.
It wasn’t until a private contractor hired by the property owner was at work January 2 that human remains were found in the debris.
A code spokesman added that once the discovery was made, arson investigators were notified.
At that point, they said, a city crew took over the job of sifting through debris for further remains until the investigation was complete.
Now the Medical Examiner’s office said they have exhausted all other avenues and they are asking for help from the public in identifying the deceased.
They said anyone who thinks they recognize the woman in the sketch can reach out to investigators at 210-335-4011.
More information about this and other cases can be found on the Medical Examiner’s website.