Sheriff: Ex-husband admits to strangling Baytown Realtor

The Baytown man accused of murdering his ex-wife on the eve of Hurricane Harvey offered a teary confession under questioning, said Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.

After the Saturday admission, accused killer Steven McDowell led investigators to the body of Crystal McDowell, who he admitted to strangling then leaving in a wooded area in the western part of the county.

"We really don't have any motive at this point in time," Hawthorne said.

The 37-year-old mother of two went missing Aug. 25, after texting her boyfriend that she was on her way to her ex-husband's house. When she failed to show up for work, her friends knew something was wrong and the following day, her uncle reported her missing.

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