Whisper Owen, 36, and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty, vanished on July 15 after a doctor’s appointment in Fresno. On Sunday, weeks later, the pair were found dead inside their SUV, which had been pinned underwater beneath a bridge, according to authorities and multiple reports.

The final hours

Owen, a mother of four from Sacramento County, left Elk Grove with her infant daughter around 4 a.m. that day. She first stopped at her mother’s home before checking into Sandra’s doctor’s appointment at 8:30 a.m, according to KTLA.

Afterward, she visited her brother in Fresno until about 2:45 p.m., then returned briefly to her mother’s house. By 5 p.m., she was back on the road, heading home with Sandra.

That evening, around 8 p.m., a license