The body of Erin Valenti -- the CEO of Salt Lake City-based app development company Tinker Ventures -- was found Saturday in San Jose’s quiet Almaden neighborhood, according to the Mercury News.

Her mother, Whitey Valenti, told The Mercury News that they believe Erin may have been having a manic episode the day she disappeared, and said they had talked with her “for hours, on and off” on Oct.

Their daughter, Erin Valenti, was calling from 2,900 miles away, in Palo Alto, California, where she had just left a friend and couldn't find her rental car. The couple called her back after dinner.

Erin Valenti’s parents said they feared she may have suffered a manic episode. Erin Valenti’s parents said they feared she may have suffered a manic episode. Skip to content.