Boyfriend charged with murder in disappearance of Apex mom
Apex Police on Thursday charged a Raleigh man with murder in connection to the Thanksgiving disappearance of young mother.
Jose Carlos Jacome-Granizo, 29, of 1711 Sumter Heights in Raleigh, faces life in prison or the death penalty if he is convicted of the crime.
Family members told police they last heard from Emily Montgomery, 26, on the day before Thanksgiving. The N.C. Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert for her on Dec. 1. She was last seen at 2810 Lanasa Lane in Apex.
Montgomery's mother posted to Facebook as recently as Dec. 5. "I’m devastated and just want to know where my baby is," she wrote.
She told WRAL News that her daughter "was excellent at everything she did ... She was a pure joy ... There are countless memories of how proud she made me."
Montgomery was the mother of a 5-year-old boy.
"She love that kid more than anything. That was her whole, entire world," said friend Jamie Boyd. "That was her motivating force for everything in life."
Boyd said Montgomery had a skill for making people feel beautiful.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman told WRAL News that authorities have not recovered Montgomery's body. She did not say what evidence led to the charge against Jacome-Granizo. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon at 2.
