The body of a missing Virginian woman was found on campus Thursday after a suspected suicide, according to APD.
Police spotted the rental car belonging to Rochelle Cremona-Simmons and her husband in the Redondo Village parking lot east of Johnson Field at about 11 a.m., APD Spokeswoman Trish Hoffman said.
She said officers believe the couple had a disagreement, and Cremona-Simmons drove away with their rental car.
Hoffman said Cremona-Simmons’ husband reported her missing Nov. 4. She said police don’t believe there was any foul play.
“It appears that she took her own life,” Hoffman said.
As of Thursday, the Office of the Medical Investigator had not determined the cause of death, but Hoffman said the OMI also suspected suicide.
KOB reported Nov. 7 that Cremona-Simmons was in town with her husband for a conference. The couple stayed at an Albuquerque hotel, and Cremona-Simmons’ family said she was on a list for a heart transplant, KOB reported.
Hoffman said Cremona-Simmons’ family had been notified, and by 1 p.m. the car was towed and the scene was cleared.
