A woman who was kidnapped in Montana managed to ring her family from the boot of her auto before she was later found dead in the vehicle around 325 miles away from where she disappeared.
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Maze reported that she had been abducted from a rest area between Helena and Great Falls at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, and that she was hit in the head and put her in the trunk of her auto. “He kept her in the trunk for 12 hours”.
Another law-enforcement official said someone used Maze’s credit card at two convenience stores in the hours before her death.
Authorities were able to find her body by tracking her cellphone and were able to find the car’s license plate through a license plate reader near Post Falls, Idaho, The Tribune reported.
Maze’s body was found in the trunk.
The newspaper reported that investigators confirmed they have a person of interest in the Maze’s slaying.
Law enforcement officers pinged Rita’s cellphone to help determine her location.
After coming round in her own vehicle boot, Ms Maze was able to use her mobile phone to call her husband to alert him to her abduction.
Her family heard from her just before 11:30 a.m., Dutton told the Tribune.
Deputies say Rita Maze, a 47-year-old Great Falls woman was discovered there Wednesday morning. “She was always swimming with us in the pool and throwing us around, taking us on park days and always being a kid with us” Rochelle told KXLH-TV.
Rita Maze, left, and her daughter in a family photo.
“According to KRTV, Rochelle said her mother described the man as being large, of maybe African-American or Native American descent, was about 6’5” tall, and was wearing a black hoodie. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office says they don’t believe there is any imminent threat to the community.
The Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled Maze’s cause of death as a single gunshot wound to the chest or abdomen.
Asked if news outlets should question the woman’s kidnapping narrative, the Spokane County sheriff said, “Yes, you should”.
Rita Maze was hysterical during the ordeal, her daughter said. “That is what I remember about my mom”.
“She, one, had such a positive presence”, said Bill Salonen, former principal at Morningside. She is survived by her husband, her daughter, her son Michael and his two daughters.
The investigation has been passed onto the FBI as this case has crossed state lines. “No way. My mom does not make enemies”. Nobody would want to hurt her.
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