{"id":2896,"date":"2026-05-29T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2026-05-29T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:01:00","slug":"nicole-winder-missing-blood-found-in-driveway-after-brazos-county-womans-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2896","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Winder missing: Blood found in driveway after Brazos County woman&#8217;s disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Brazos County authorities are still investigating the disappearance of Nicole &#8220;Nikki&#8221; Winder after revealing blood was found on the property where she was last seen on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2894\">Live updates: Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket explodes during static fire test in Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Blood found after Winder went missing<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the sheriff&#8217;s office reported the day after Winder was reported missing, investigators located blood in a driveway in a wooded area around FM 974 on the property where she was last seen. According to officials, DNA laboratory results have confirmed the blood belongs to Winder, and the amount of blood pointed to a severe injury.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The afternoon she disappeared, Brazos County investigators say her white 2025 Chevy truck was found on fire at an oil pad site. Fire investigators determined the fire was intentionally set.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not revealed if they have surveillance showing Winder&#8217;s truck being driven to the oil pad site.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Vehicle seen in surveillance video<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have not yet identified any suspects or persons of interest publicly. However, they are tracking down a specific Polaris UTV identified by several people after the release of security camera footage from Feb. 25.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Brazos County officials have not yet confirmed if it is the exact vehicle captured on security footage.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2891\">Texas dad says daughter was taken to Germany despite custody order<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The last four digits of the Polaris investigators are looking for are 7827. Investigators have not found this Polaris.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Report tips in Nicole Winder disappearance<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Brazos County Crime Stoppers is offering two separate rewards in connection with this investigation. The first is a $1,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the Polaris ATV, and a separate reward is being offered for information leading to the outcome of this case.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Tips to Crime Stoppers may be submitted anonymously through Brazos County Crime Stoppers at (979) 775-TIPS (8477) to qualify for cash rewards.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office is asking anyone who has seen this suspected Polaris being moved, transported, stored, or otherwise observed at any point on or after Feb. 25, to contact the Brazos County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at (979) 361-4900.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2889\">Combating heat, storm risks ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazos County authorities are still investigating the disappearance of Nicole &#8220;Nikki&#8221; Winder after revealing blood was found on the property where she was last seen on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-missing-persons","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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