Texas teen strangled own mom, left trail of her blood and teeth in house before stuffing body in car trunk

A Texas teenager strangled and beat his mom to death, left a trail of her teeth and blood through the family home before stuffing her body in the trunk of a car and taking cops on a 110mph chase. Twisted killer Tyler Roenz has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the horrific 2022 slaughter of his mother Michelle.

The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to the heartless attack as well as tampering with evidence and was jailed on Friday. The investigation into Roenz began on October 13 when the then-17-year-old and his 49-year-old mother were both reported missing by the teenager's father.

The report was filed after the father came home and found someone’s tooth in the family’s garage, as well as a trail of blood leading to the master bedroom - where there was a large pool of blood along with an additional four teeth. The husband also reported that his wife’s black Mazda was missing. Based on license-plate readers and a series of credit card purchases at gas stations in Michelle Roenz’s name, authorities tracked Tyler Roenz as he drove through Oklahoma and Kansas until the black Mazda was eventually spotted in Nebraska.

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Authorities in Texas gave word to the Nebraska State Police that the car was believed to be traveling within the Cornhusker State and linked to a recent homicide. Around 15 minutes after the alert, state troopers said they caught sight of the car and attempted a traffic stop - which led to a quick high-speed chase.

After traveling for roughly 9 miles at speeds over 110 mph, the Mazda rear-ended a semi-truck and careened off the road, slamming into a tree near Aurora, Nebraska. The 19-year-old was seriously injured and taken to hospital. His mother’s body was found in the trunk of the car he was driving, and soon after, Roenz was detained in Nebraska and later extradited to Texas.

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A medical examiner in Nebraska determined Michelle Roenz’s manner of death to be homicide and the cause of death to be strangulation and blunt force trauma, according to authorities. Tyler Roenz must serve at least 20 years of his 40-year sentence before he is eligible for parole, the DA’s office said.

Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a statement: "This is an awful tragedy for this family. It was important that this defendant took responsibility for what he did, and now he will spend decades in prison for his actions."