Family: Missing Austin Woman Found Dead, Newborn Found Safe

Heidi Broussard
Photo credit Austin PD

DALLAS (NBCDFW) - A missing Austin woman was found dead and her missing newborn was found alive Thursday night near Houston, the woman's mother told NBC News.

Tammy Broussard said early Friday that police told her that a body found in a trunk in Jersey Village was likely that of her daughter, 33-year-old Heidi Broussard, the report said, and her 3-week-old granddaughter Margot Carey was found safe in a home.

Police did not publicly confirm the details Broussard said she was told, the report said. But investigators confirmed a baby was found safe at the home.

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