The remains discovered during a search of the Houston area in December have been identified as those of Taylor Pomaski, the missing girlfriend of former NFL player Kevin Ware, authorities said Saturday.
The identification was done by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Thomas Gilliland, Harris County Sheriff’s Office senior deputy senior assistant, said by email.
“The investigation is still open and active, and homicide investigators are diligent to complete this case,” Gilliland said.
Pomaski, 29, was last seen at a party at her home in Spring, Texas, on April 25, 2021, the sheriff’s office said. Her disappearance was considered suspicious.
The remains were found Dec. 10 at a northern Harris County site identified during the investigation, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at the time.
Ware, a former tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, was being questioned about her disappearance in June, authorities said. The sheriff has not named any suspects or individuals.
The former player has been in a Montgomery County jail north of Houston for 10 months, according to inmate records. His residence is in nearby Spring.
Ware was held without bail after allegedly violating the bail’s terms in a case involving drug and weapons charges unrelated to the disappearance, according to Houston-based NBC affiliate KPRC.
In a June court filing seeking bail to be revoked, Montgomery County prosecutors described the athlete as a suspect in the Pomaski case, but that designation was not used by lead investigators in the Harris County case.
In December, Ware’s attorney, Coby DuBose, told KPRC, “That filing is the first time he’s been suggested as a suspect.”
“He cooperated,” the lawyer said at the time. “He has told the police everything he knows and has led them through his house.”
In an email Saturday night, DuBose said authorities have not spoken to Ware or himself about Pomaski recently.
He said the former player is fighting the withdrawal of his bond that will keep him behind bars.
“We believe his bond has been revoked in violation of the law, and our appeal against the bond issuance is still pending in the Court of Appeals,” said DuBose.
