Mysterious doorbell ringer is now safe, boyfriend is dead

David Pescovitz 9:21 am Fri Aug 31, 2018

Earlier this week, police in Montgomery County, Texas were searching for this mysterious shackled woman who was apparently ringing multiple doorbells in the middle of the night at a subdivision over the weekend. The Sherrif's Office reports that she is now safe and considered a "family violence victim." Her boyfriend was found dead in their home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"Boyfriend of distressed woman seen in doorbell video found dead in Lake Conroe home" (Click2Houston, thanks Pink Frankenstein!)

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