The Brief Fort Worth murder suspect Dennis Day did not appear in court on Wednesday as his plea hearing was scheduled for October 28 and his trial was scheduled for February 22, 2027. Day is accused of killing Fort Worth flight attendant Rana Soluri in March 2025 and throwing her body into a river in Bowie, Texas. Arrest documents state Day told police he strangled Soluri, who he was living with, to death after she threatened him and began to videotape him.



A plea hearing date and a trial date have been scheduled for the suspect accused of killing a Fort Worth flight attendant and throwing her body in a river in Montague County.

Court dates set for flight attendant murder suspect

Rana Soluri

What's New:

On Wednesday in court, a plea hearing for 66-year-old Dennis Day was set for October 28. Day did not appear at the hearing.

Day is accused of killing Fort Worth flight attendant Rana Soluri and dumping her body in a river in Bowie, Texas last year. Day admitted to police he strangled Soluri to death in March 2025.

Human remains discovered by a fisherman in Montague County in June 2026 were positively identified as Soluri last month.

Dennis Day (Source: Tarrant County Jail)

What they're saying:

Sasha Job, Rana Soluri's sister, says she's disappointed Day did not show up to today's hearing.

 I wanted to see him. And I wanted him to look at me. Because we spoke on the phone a lot. Trying to figure out what he was doing, just to get answers. So I wanted him to look at me,  Job tells FOX 4's Eden Checkol.

Job says the legal process can be frustrating, but she and her family are anxious to hear a verdict.

 I think that's the hard part. When we're gonna get the words of,  Okay, you're guilty. And you're staying in there for however long.' 

Sasha Job

Soluri's daughter Lulu released the following statement to FOX 4:

My mom, Rana Nofal-Soluri, was a very proud Jordanian-Palestinian woman. Rana loved her work as a flight attendant, serving people all over the world. She was passionate, full of life and always wanted to help where she could. She deserves to have her memory honored fo

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