Nearly 3 Years After She Went Missing, Her Body Was Found Cemented Inside A Boat At The Bottom Of A Lake
46-year-old Holly Marie Simmons lived in Buchanan Dam in Llano County, Texas. She had four children and lived there with her two youngest children; her daughters.
Holly loved penguins, seafood, and the TV show The Young and the Restless. Her favorite colors were black and blue. She worked as a certified nursing technician and she was born on Christmas.
On November 28th, 2006, Holly took her 17-year-old daughter to the bus stop in the morning and her youngest daughter got picked up by a friend to go to school.
When Holly’s older daughter got off the bus after school that day, Holly was not there to greet her like she normally was.
Holly’s daughter ended up walking home and was surprised to see that Holly’s car sitting there in the driveway, but she wasn’t inside.
Holly’s black-colored purse and her cellphone were right there on the table in the kitchen, and those weren’t things she would have left home without.
Holly’s daughter was going to be late for work, so she hurried off, hoping her mom would be there after she came back.
When Holly’s daughter arrived home after work, Holly still was not there, and none of her belongings had been moved.
At this point, Holly’s daughter really was convinced that her mom had to be hanging out with some of her friends because there was no other explanation for why she wasn’t at home.
Holly’s daughter decided to call her boyfriend and went over to his house. Later that evening, she again returned home, but Holly still was nowhere to be found.
Facebook; pictured above is Holly in her senior year of high school
She went to sleep, figuring Holly would have to come home that night, but when she awoke that wasn’t the case.
Now, Holly’s daughter was panicking. She called local hospitals, she spoke with her mom’s friends, but nobody had seen Holly. It was then that she called the police to report her mom as missing.
“Immediately following Simmons’ disappearance, her house on Cortez Trail was thoroughly examined for evidence,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a press release.
“Neighbors, coworkers, and associates were also interviewed by investigators.”
Facebook; pictured above Holly smiles with her four children
Although authorities tried to figure out where Holly had gone, they had no luck. After 2 years and 8 months went by, a local diver discovered a boat sitting in the bottom of a lake bed.
The diver was in Inks Lake when they noticed the boat, and after inspecting it further, they found a body inside of it. Someone had placed bags of cement on top of the body.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Dive Team went into the lake to recover the body, and it turned out to be Holly.
How had she ended up at the bottom of the lake? Her case went cold until this year, and her killer has finally been arrested.
Facebook; pictured above is a post from Holly’s oldest daughter, remembering the day she disappeared
On May 12th, 2021, Holly’s former landlord 57-year-old Jimmy Wolfenbarger was arrested and charged with her murder.
Jimmy was taken to the Lubbock County Detention Center, where he was later released on a $2 million dollar bond.
“Following a five-year investigation, Wolfenbarger was named a suspect,” the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
“Wolfenbarger, Simmons’ landlord, lived near her home in an RV park at the time. He often had disputes with Simmons regarding one of her two daughters.”
If you have any information on Holly’s case, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
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