Fort Worth man confesses to killing missing woman, throwing body off bridge
Man confesses to killing and throwing woman off bridge
A Fort Worth man has been arrested and charged with murder after police say he admitted to killing a woman he was living with in March and throwing her body and other evidence off of a bridge near Bowie.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth man has been arrested and charged with murder after police say he admitted to killing a woman he was living with in March and throwing her body and other evidence off of a bridge near Bowie.
According to an arrest affidavit, the Fort Worth Police began investigating a missing person.
Dennis Day (Source: Tarrant County Jail)
Missing Person Report Triggers Investigation
The backstory:
Rana Nofal Soluri, 47, was reported missing by her coworker on June 11, 2025. The coworker told police she last communicated with Soluri on March 19, 2025, and said her conversation seemed to end abruptly, as it ended mid-conversation.
The coworker said she has not been able to get in touch with her since.
She told police Soluri took a leave of absence from work for minor surgery and was expected to return to her job as a flight attendant for American Airlines on March 31, but never did.
The coworker told police Soluri had lived with 66-year-old Dennis William Day for about a year, and was the last person to see her, which was about three months ago.
The coworker gave the police a video from March 19 that Soluri sent her of a recording where you can hear a male's voice in the background yelling. The video shows Soluri's handgun on the bed, according to the arrest affidavit.
The investigation revealed Soluri had not traveled on an airplane for work or leisure since her last work trip from Phoenix to DFW on Oct. 24, 2024. According to the arrest affidavit, American Airlines told police they had not been able to contact Soluri and had not heard from her. Her supervisor said it was unlike Soluri, who had been employed with American Airlines for about five years.
Suspicions Mount Against Housemate
Timeline:
In May, police were dispatched to Day's home on Grantland Circle to tow Soluri's vehicle. Day told police the vehicle had been parked there for almost two months, and he had not seen Soluri for the same amount of time. He also told police he moved Soluri's belongings out of the house and into a storage unit, but did not "express knowledge or concern" about her. Detectives learned Soluri bought the vehicle about a week before she disappeared.
On June 10, an officer was called to Day's home for a welfare check.
Day told the officer Soluri was a longtime friend of his and had been living there before she disappeared. He said they've had no communication in the past three months, despite calling and texting her. He told police she recently bought the vehicle and abandoned it in front of the house and said he had no idea where she was.
According to the affidavit, the last time anyone was able to verify Soluri was alive was on March 21. Family and friends had no information about her current whereabouts. Due to her car being "brand new," police say it is highly unlikely she would leave it behind if she left voluntarily.
Because of the evidence, police believed Soluri to be dead and turned the case over to the homicide unit.
On June 18, a search warrant was obtained for Soluri's cell phone records. The last time her device made an outgoing call was 3:43 p.m. on March 21. The last data connections from her cell phone were just before midnight near her residence, and nine minutes later, her phone pinged a tower about five miles east of her home.
Surveillance Video Leads to Confession
On June 23, police met with Day and reported he denied any involvement or knowledge of her disappearance. During a search of his home, which he consented to, video surveillance was searched and a video clip from March 21, around 10 p.m., Day is seen dragging "what appears to be a lifeless body from the home into the backyard," according to the affidavit. The surveillance video stops recording for many days after that clip was recorded.
Day Details Crime and Body Disposal
Day was interviewed again and, after learning what the police found, he said Soluri was videoing him and threatened to call police when he "snapped" and began to strangle her with his bare hands. He said he strangled her on the kitchen floor until she died. He said he dragged her body out to the backyard and when he realized he was being recorded on his video surveillance, he disconnected the equipment.
He told police he loaded her body, head first, into a large black trash bin and took her body near Bowie, TX where he dumped her over a bridge. He said as he took her body to the area, he threw her cell phone into the river near Riverside and I-35, near where the last ping on her cell phone was recorded.
He said a few days after he killed her, he got rid of a lot of her belongings, including her handgun. He told police he threw it into a storm drain under I-35 and Pharr Street. The gun was located by police.
The Search for Soluri's Remains Continues
He directed police to a number of different bridges and areas near Bowie, but her body was never found.
Due to the investigation, Day was arrested and booked into the Fort Worth Jail. He is facing a charge of murder, and his bond has been set at $200,000. He has been transferred to the Tarrant County Jail.
What we don't know:
The relationship between Day and Soluri is not known.
The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office has not posted Day's mugshot to their jail roster.
Soluri's friend
What they're saying:
Those who knew and loved Soluri are still trying to reconcile what happened to her as her friend, Sholon La Bar, tries to find the words.
"That word is hard to say. I will tell you that… saying murder. We’ve just been writing killed," she said. "It’s not fair. It’s not right."
La Bar goes on about Soluri and the person that was taken away from her.
"She was always a great person to talk to. A ton of fun," said La Bar.
"Rana was amazing. She would give the shirt off her back. She would come to you.. if you needed that help."
Envoy Air Inc. Releases Statement
What they're saying:
American Airlines told FOX 4 news Soluri was not an AA employee. However, they said she worked for Envoy Air Inc. The company released the following statement:
Thank you for reaching out. We’re saddened to hear of the passing of one of our employees, Rana "Rain" Soluri. Rain joined Envoy in March 2017 and was a valued member of the Envoy Flight Service team. While we cannot comment on an active police investigation, I can share what our Flight Service team sent to Envoy crewmembers earlier today. We’re continuing to cooperate with law enforcement and work with Rain’s family to provide support during this difficult time.
Envoy Flight Attendants and Pilots,
It is with our deepest sympathy that we inform you of the passing of our friend and co-worker, DFW-based FA Rain Soluri.
The family is planning her services. Once we have the details, we will send them out.
Please keep the family and close friends in your thoughts during this difficult time of loss.
EAP resources are available at myenvoyair.com/EAP
The investigation is ongoing.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Tarrant County Arrest Warrant for Dennis Day, the Fort Worth Jail roster, the Tarrant County Jail roster, American Airlines, and Envoy Air Inc.