Skip to main content

Remains of Texas woman, 20, missing for 17 years identified: police

The remains of a woman missing in Texas since 2006 have been positively identified as Taalibah Fatin Bint Islam, four months after they were discovered in a Fort Worth neighborhood.

Remains found in earlier this year have been positively identified as a 20-year-old Texas woman who went missing in 2006, police said his week. 

Taalibah Fatin Bint Islam was reported missing on Jan. 6, 2006, and her remains were found March 2 of this year in a residential area of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Police Department said in a release. 

Islam’s remains were identified through DNA on June 28 by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

CANADIAN HOMICIDE DETECTIVES IDENTIFY REMAINS OF 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND IN TORONTO DUMPSTER LAST YEAR 

Islam had been dating Christopher Revill at the time of her disappearance, her family said. He was one of the people to report her missing, FOX 4 Dallas reported. 

They shared a child together. 

Revill is serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2016 for the aggravated kidnapping of ex Typhenie Johnson, who remains missing. 

DALLAS BOY, 7, DIES DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT WHILE SLEEPING IN BED FROM BULLET OUTSIDE HOME 

APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POST 

Police have said no evidence has been found linking Revill with Islam’s disappearance. 

Her cause and manner of death haven't been reported. 

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The investigation is ongoing. 

Stock Quote API & Stock News API supplied by www.cloudquote.io
Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes.
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.