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A dead body was found inside a clothing donation box in Odessa, Texas. According to the Odessa Police Department, officers responded to the corner of East Eighth Street and Coleman Avenue on Friday, July 17. Most recently, the body has been identified.
Officers from the Odessa Police Department responded to a report about a deceased person near the corner of East Eighth Street and Coleman Avenue on Friday, July 17, in Odessa, Texas.
According to KOSA, the officers found the dead body of an adult male inside a clothing donation box upon arrival at the location. The authorities do not yet know the cause of death, but the Odessa Police Department shared a post on Facebook noting that an investigation is underway as they await autopsy results.
“Deceased Person. On 7-17-26, the Odessa Police Department responded to a deceased person call at 8th and Coleman,” the statement reads. “Upon arrival, officers located a man deceased inside of a clothes donation box. Investigators are busy trying to identify the deceased and determine a cause of death. There are no outward signs of foul play, and an autopsy has been ordered. We will update as the investigation continues.”
On Wednesday, July 22, the man was identified as Roberto Hernandez.
Juan Enriquez lives near the intersection, and he said he noticed a foul smell for weeks before the grisly discovery.
At first, he thought it was a smelly garbage can due to the hot summer. However, he soon learned the source of the odor after the OPD and medical examiner arrived on the scene.
I never knew where it came from, I just smelled it,” he said to KOSA. “But I thought it was a trash can, you know how it smells during the summertime.”
The clothing donation box was removed from the location on July 19.
I mean really, Ive been here for 40 years, and this is the first time we had something this close, he said.
As previously reported by The Shade Room, a Florida man was arrested last year after his mother found a dead body in his bedroom. Robert Hendrix was taken into custody after the body of his girlfriend, Kristin Carrier, was found wrapped in a tarp.
His mother was reportedly escaping a rainstorm when she found Carrier. She called the police, and they found “blood patterns on the walls and floor of Hendrix’s home.
The Jacksonville Sheriffs Office revealed that Carrier died of multiple gunshot and stab wounds, and he was charged with murder.
