BASTROP, Texas -- New details in a search warrant from a Bastrop County sheriff's deputy reveal that investigators believe the scene where Samantha Dean's body was found may have been staged or modified, and investigators do not know the exact location of the murder.
The warrant states Dean was found lying outside of her Dodge Charger in a Cedar Creek parking lot on Feb. 4. The paperwork states Dean had a black plastic bag around her head, where an autopsy revealed she was shot three times, and the body appeared to have been moved in an attempt to modify or stage the crime scene.
The warrant states the car's rear seat had been removed, "therefore the exact location of the murder is unknown."
A witness also reported hearing a scream around 1 am. on Feb. 4 in the area Dean's body was located, according to the warrant.
According to the search warrant, officers seized a Frost Bank card, mail, a flash drive, two address books, a baby book, documents, two journals, a laptop, blankets, sheets, a pillow and a comforter from Dean's home on Paces Mill Drive in Austin. Investigators also obtained fingerprints at her home.
Now -- investigators said in the warrant they are looking for possible blood and other forensic evidence inside her home in southwest Austin to determine whether her killer initially assaulted her there, leaving behind crucial clues.
Dean, 29, was a victim services coordinator at the Kyle Police Department. She was seven months pregnant.
Investigators believe an Austin police officer, currently on paid leave because of his ties to Dean, is the father of Dean's unborn daughter. Officials are awaiting the results of a paternity test before releasing the officer's name.
