Heartbreaking update as missing mom Christina Powell found dead in car in parking lot after haunting last vid

A MISSING mom has been found dead in her car three weeks after she first went missing, her family has said.

Chrissy Powell, 39, vanished after the loving mom of a young child was last seen on her home’s doorbell leaving for work at 10.30am on July 5.

Powell’s mom Claudia Molbey told The Sun on Monday morning that her daughter’s car was found in the parking lot of a Medical Center shopping plaza over the weekend – and is believed to have been there for at least a week.

The family received the devastating news that her body was in the vehicle when it was found.

“No one even knew she was there,” Ms Mobley said through tears. “It’s rough. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through.”

“She was a wonderful girl. We were almost like friends, not just mom and daughter. I miss her,” Ms Mobley added.

She said police are waiting for the autopsy to figure out what happened.

Despite the mystery and slew of unanswered questions, foul play isn’t suspected, San Antonio police said.

OFFICIAL POLICE STATEMENT TO THE SUN

Ms Powell’s body was discovered by a shopping center security guard, who noticed her black Nissan Rogue parked in the same spot for about a week, San Antonio police said in an email.

He smelled a “foul odor” coming from the SUV and saw Ms Powell’s body in the front seat, so he called 911 around 6.45pm on July 23.

“Per protocol, detectives and the Bexar County Medical Examiner investigator made the location to conduct an investigation,” police said.

“There was no apparent trauma observed to the body.  A purse with identifying information was located inside the vehicle, which was used to tentatively identify the deceased as missing person, Christina Lee Powell.”

The Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, according to police.

The day she seemingly vanished, Ms Powell was running late for her paralegal job that she just started about a week ago, Ms Mobley said in a previous interview.

She thought it was strange that she left her phone behind, and the concerned mom checked Ms Powell’s bank accounts and noticed there were no transactions for weeks.

In the video she was seen wearing dark-colored clothing and a purse draped over her right shoulder.

ARGUMENT BEFORE SHE VANISHED

July 5 was a Tuesday. The Sunday before – July 3 – Ms Powell and her ex/father of her three-year-old child argued over text, Ms Mobley said in a previous interview.

Ms Mobley said she didn’t know what the argument was about, but it wasn’t usual for the couple.

They have had “an on and off again relationship” and “argue like cats and dogs,” Ms Mobley said.

When asked if she thinks the ex could’ve hurt her daughter, Ms Mobley said: “I don’t think so. He works from home and stays to himself.”

She said she spoke to him, and he spoke to police since the missing person report was filed.