Found Deceased CA - Erin Valenti, 33, from Utah, en-route from Palo Alto to San Jose, 7 Oct 2019

[whitelilac]

The first picture caption makes it seem as though Erin was found right there, and those people are within the tape. I wonder if it's those people who found her, and whether she was in fact still in her car, parked near that house.

 

[PommyMommy]

Two Police cruisers are blocking the street on end and that vehicle is only vehicle on the street between cruisers. Hmmm...

How did that car sit there all week without anyone noticing it? MOO

 

[whitelilac]

And if she was found in her car, I would lean to a medical event, symptoms of which may have exhibited by the mania and confusion earlier.

 

[crhedBngr]

The first picture caption makes it seem as though Erin was found right there, and those people are within the tape. I wonder if it's those people who found her, and whether she was in fact still in her car, parked near that house.

I wonder about that as well. Definitely not the first time things like this happen.

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

I have seen some posters saying she may have had a psychotic episode due to the phone calls. I am a bit late to this case, but reading this which seems to suggest she had no prior mental health history, this type of severity doesn't just spontaneously happen out of the blue.

To me, this sounds like she had either willingly or unknowingly taken some illegal substance. Given she had prior to just been with a former colleague, they may provide a clue as to that.

Tech exec who told family “We’re in the Matrix” still missing – East Bay Times

 

[Seattle1]

How did that car sit there all week without anyone noticing it? MOO

Worse yet if she was located inside the vehicle.

 

[PommyMommy]

And if she was found in her car, I would lean to a medical event, symptoms of which may have exhibited by the mania and confusion earlier.

It's possible that she had a mini stroke as @MsFacetious mentioned. MOO

 

[LaborDayRN]

I’m highly skeptical of this being a homicide.

The strange phone calls seem to indicate that she was in the throes of some sort of mental health crisis, or perhaps under the influence of something.

I think it’s unlikely that she also happened to encounter a murderer at the same time.

I feel the same way. I suppose it's possible that she met someone that took advantage of her fragile state, but sadly I think it's much more likely her death involved a medical condition or self harm of some type, intentional or unintentional (drugs of some kind).

 

[DB-Cooper]

Is this the rental vehicle (green circled)?

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Image source: Maria Medina KPIX5 on Twitter

That is a Lexus SUV. Definitely a modern Lexus “spindle” grill. Not even close to a Nissan Murano front end. JFYI

 

[MJPeony]

How did that car sit there all week without anyone noticing it? MOO

If it did, I'm actually not surprised given how little people seemed to be aware down there (assuming this is in Almaden, which I suppose we don't have confirmation yet). No fliers anywhere I saw even in the area where her phone last pinged.

MOO.

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 12, 2019
Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti reportedly found dead after police say she was ‘voluntarily missing’
[...]

When asked for comments on the case Saturday evening, the department said they investigating a death in the 6500 block of Bose Lane in San Jose.

“A body was located inside a vehicle parked on the street. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will determine the manner and cause of death,” according to the statement. The department declined to release the deceased’s name until they notify their next of kin.

[...]

 

[Jethro4WS]

The Twitter photo linked previously by the KPIX reporter is showing the scene from approximately this same view in Google StreetView

Google Maps

 

[PommyMommy]

It's right in the area where her phone last pinged.

Google Maps

The Twitter photo linked previously by the KPIX reporter is showing the scene from approximately this same view in Google StreetView

Google Maps

Thanks, Jethro! ​

 

[CSIDreamer]

OCT 12, 2019
Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti reportedly found dead after police say she was ‘voluntarily missing’
[...]

When asked for comments on the case Saturday evening, the department said they investigating a death in the 6500 block of Bose Lane in San Jose.

“A body was located inside a vehicle parked on the street. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will determine the manner and cause of death,” according to the statement. The department declined to release the deceased’s name until they notify their next of kin.

[...]

Omg.

 

[whitelilac]

I'm not sure about drugs, she seems too smart. A sudden change in cognitive function can occur. My daughter is a neuroscientist, she has come across such cases. An undiagnosed tumor in the brain, an aneurism ......?
So very sad....

 

[afitzy]

OCT 12, 2019
Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti reportedly found dead after police say she was ‘voluntarily missing’
[...]

When asked for comments on the case Saturday evening, the department said they investigating a death in the 6500 block of Bose Lane in San Jose.

“A body was located inside a vehicle parked on the street. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will determine the manner and cause of death,” according to the statement. The department declined to release the deceased’s name until they notify their next of kin.

[...]

Looks to be maybe 2 blocks from a Fire Station

Google Maps

 

[otto]

A response from this account to a comment states "she was found in the Almaden area" Maria Medina KPIX5 on Twitter

Whoever she visited last in SJ has some explaining to do, I would think.

That's where she was when she last spoke to her mom around midnight.

 

[katydid23]

Did the cops ever go search the area her phone pinged last?

 

[MJPeony]

OCT 12, 2019
Utah tech CEO Erin Valenti reportedly found dead after police say she was ‘voluntarily missing’
[...]

When asked for comments on the case Saturday evening, the department said they investigating a death in the 6500 block of Bose Lane in San Jose.

“A body was located inside a vehicle parked on the street. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office will determine the manner and cause of death,” according to the statement. The department declined to release the deceased’s name until they notify their next of kin.

[...]

Ok, so that is about ONE BLOCK from the 76 gas station where I stopped today- and gave them a flier because they said they hadn't heard about a missing person

 

[CSIDreamer]

I'm a little angry right now.