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Police: Body of missing 26-year-old NC woman found in Raleigh days after man arrested

APEX, N.C. — Police in North Carolina said they found the body of a 26-year-old woman who had been missing since the end of November, WTVD reported.

The Apex Police Department said Emily Montgomery’s body was found in Raleigh on Saturday.

More than a week ago, officers charged 29-year-old Jose Carlos Jacome-Granizo with first-degree murder for the death of his girlfriend, Montgomery.

Officials said Montgomery’s family called police the day after Thanksgiving because they were concerned that they had not heard from her in a couple of days.

Her family said Montgomery was last seen alive on Nov. 25 between 10 and 11 p.m. at her home.

On Thanksgiving, Montgomery had texted a friend and said she and Jacome-Granizo were not getting along.

“She was going to kill Jose before he killed her,” one of the texts read.

Police arrested Jacome-Granizo on Dec. 10 at his Raleigh apartment.