An Illinois woman was found stabbed to death in a bathtub wearing her wedding dress, she was found two days after her wedding. Her murder is still being investigated, and her husband may be a suspect. Read more for the full story.

Melissa Nash

A new bride still wearing her wedding dress was found stabbed to death in her bathtub, according to police in Illinois.

Less than two days after her wedding, authorities found the body of Estrella Carrera, 26, on Sunday, in a suburban apartment in Burbank, Ill., the Chicago Tribune reports.

On Monday, an autopsy ruled the death a homicide. Local police believe Carrera’s murder was the result of a domestic-related incident.

The woman married Friday night — an event her family says was sudden.

“This just happened out of nowhere,” Carrera’s cousin Jaime Lopez told the Tribune of the wedding. “It was so fast I couldn’t even make it to the celebration.”

Another cousin, Sandy Lopez, said Carrera called her Friday to invite her to a party, but failed to mention that it was a wedding.

Carrera, who had a 9-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son, had been in an on-and-off relationship with her husband — the father of her youngest child — for about three years, according to Sandy Lopez.

Sandy Lopez told the Tribune she didn’t approve of the relationship, but didn’t elaborate.

“He’s just a person who had problems,” she said.

“She was a beautiful mother, person, sister.”

The husband, who has not been identified, is believed to be a 30-year-old Chicago man, KDAF-TV reports.

Carrera dropped her children off with her father after the wedding Friday night. She was last seen around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to the Tribune.

The woman’s family began to worry when she didn’t return to pick up her children. No one answered when they knocked on her door on Saturday, and they noted that the two cars Carrera owned were not parked outside.

Carrera’s sister called police, who conducted a well-being check at the apartment, according to the Tribune.

“We never thought this would happen, she was a strong woman . . . she loved her kids,” Sandy Lopez told the newspaper. “Reality still hasn’t hit me.”

Carrera’s death is still being investigated.