Terri Braziel, 22, found gagged and bound at 11300 Rampart Road

6 March 2008

A woman was found lying gagged and bound on the side of Rampart wrapped in a bed sheet. The woman is described to between 25 and 30 years of age. She is a petite white woman with two tattoos on her lower back and a tattoo on her left ankle.

A motorist found the body and called police. The victim had blunt force trauma to her head and was still alive when paramedics transported her to the hospital. She died later that day from her injuries. She is believed to have been dumped at the location between 4:00 and 6:20 AM. The medical examiners office is determining her official cause of death.

Woman Found at 11300 Rampart Dies from Her Injuries

***UPDATE***

8 March 2008

The identity of the woman found beaten and gagged by the side of the road has been identified. The woman is Terri Braziel, 22, of Freeport. She had a 7 month old son, Dillian, who was cared for by her mother, Coral.

Terri Braziel was involved in drugs and prostitution. After giving birth to her son, Dillian, it was discovered that he had cocaine in his system. The custody Braziel's son was given to her mother by Child Protective Services, and Braziel entered a state run rehabilitation clinic. She was arrested and pleaded guilty to prostitution in Harris County Court last month.

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