Liara Tsai Obituary, – Margot Lewis, a 32-year-old woman from Iowa, was accused on Tuesday of hiding the body of Liara Tsai, a 35-year-old from Minneapolis. Lewis made her initial court appearance in Olmsted County Court on Tuesday morning, as per court records. Authorities were alerted to a single-vehicle accident at the junction of I-90 and Highway 42 in Olmsted County on Saturday.
Witnesses informed deputies that there seemed to be a deceased or injured individual in the vehicle. Upon inspection, officials discovered a body wrapped in various materials, including a bed sheet, a blanket, a futon-style mattress, and a tarp. Tsai, the deceased person, was found with a large wound on her neck. Lewis was taken to the hospital for medical clearance before being detained at Olmsted County Jail. The Medical Examiner confirmed that Tsai was killed before the car crash. A search warrant executed at Tsai’s residence in Minneapolis revealed signs of violence, but no arrests have been made in connection with her death.