A nonverbal Texas teen with severe autism was found dead at home in an emaciated “mummified” state with bedsores that exposed ...

Delilah Villegas, who was nonspeaking, was also found with "multiple bruises and contusions on her body,” police said ...

The non-verbal autistic teen was initially thought much younger than her 19 years when police found her in a "near-fetal" position on the concrete floor of her bedroom in a state described as ...

A small memorial marks the spot where 19-year-old Delilah Villegas was discovered dead in a Balch Springs home.

Balch Springs police are expected to release more information about the investigation into a 19-year-old autistic girl who ...

Delilah Villegas had been dead for several hours before first responders arrived. She appeared severely malnourished with ...

Balch Springs Police arrested Crystal Canales and charged her with serious bodily injury to a disabled person.

"Crystal insisted that Delilah had been breathing before first responders arrived and claimed she had eaten a handful of ...

Crystal Canales called 911 to report her daughter was having trouble breathing. Investigators found the girl deceased and ...

A woman was arrested after Balch Springs police found her autistic, adult daughter malnourished and dead inside her home.

When a call for help finally came in, it was too late. Paramedics found 19-year-old Delilah Villegas dead. Police noticed an ...