DNA Confirms Rana Soluri, 47, in Texas Creek as Roommate Faces Murder Charge

Q: What fatal mistake in an accidental phone call finally exposed the accomplice who helped dump a missing flight attendant's body?

The accomplice was exposed by an inadvertent phone call and message recorded on Joni Thomas’ phone while the body was being moved. Investigators said the accidental call captured a panicked Dennis Day asking Thomas for help moving Rana Soluri’s body. Prosecutors said that recording matched Day’s later account that he put Soluri’s body into a trash bin and then into a truck. That mistaken call was critical because it did more than place Thomas in contact with Day. According to court records, it supported investigators’ claim that Thomas traveled to Day’s house, let him use her truck, and actively helped load Soluri’s body for transport and disposal. In short, the fatal mistake was unintentionally recording themselves during the cover-up, giving police evidence that Thomas was not just aware of the crime but allegedly participated in disposing of the body.

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DNA testing confirmed that remains found June 13 on Brushy Creek in Montague County were Rana Nofal Soluri, the 47-year-old flight attendant missing since March 2025.
Dennis Day, 67, Soluri’s former roommate, was already charged with murder after police said he admitted strangling her during a dispute and dumping her body about 70 miles away off a bridge.
March 21 home surveillance allegedly showed Day dragging what appeared to be a lifeless body, and police said an accidental call and message captured him seeking help to move Soluri’s remains.
Joni Thomas, 63, also known as Joanne Walters, faces a tampering charge for allegedly helping dispose of the body; both cases remain pending.
American Airlines helped fly Soluri’s remains to Seattle for a Muslim burial on Sept. 29, and her daughter Lulu plans to return to Texas for a future court hearing.