The cold case of a Houston nurse who was found dead in her pool last year has now been reopened as a murder investigation . Edith Sax , 50 , was found face down in the pool of her West University Place home in April 2014 , still wearing her scrubs from work . The death was believed to be accidental , however new leads have investigators pursuing it as a homicide . There were injuries that Sax suffered which suggested she had been held under the water , and she also had a multi-million dollar will , the exact beneficiaries of which remain unknown . Murdered : Edith Sax , 50 , a Hosuton nurse whose body was found in her backyard pool in 2014 , did n't accidentally drown but was likely murdered , investigators have revealed . Scene : Sax was found floating face down in her pool on April 25 , 2014 , still wearing her scrubs from work . Spouse : The victim 's husband , Steve Sax , a radiologist , has been cleared as a suspect , police say . She had four children and he had three , and they married nine years ago . 'It is clear that the person or persons involved in a relationship with Edith Sax that they knew intricacies in the house and her schedule , ' Detective Vashawnda McLean told Click2Houston . A $ 30,000 reward was offered for information that leads to an arrest in the death . Mrs Sax husband , Steve Sax , whom she married nine years ago , is not a suspect in the murder , police say . Investigators do believe however the killer stand to gain from the substantial inheritance the mother-of-four left . ' I can not write a huge check into a trust for someone who killed my wife , ' Steve Sax told ABC News . Mrs Sax 's children are from a previous marriage , while Mr Sax has three children of his own . He said the families quickly blended . 'Edie was the most fierce defender of her children , ' he said . 'She loved them utterly . ' Overwhelmed : At a press conference in Houston this week , her family , who until recently believed Mrs Sax 's death was accidental , appealed for information from the public . Appeal : Mrs Sax 's eldest daughter , Natasha Rafiq ( left ) , and her husband , Steve Sax ( right ) , both spoke at the press conference . A $ 30,000 reward is on offer . Investigation : Detective Myron Dillingham revealed at the press conference that Mrs Sax had injuries on her body that suggested she had been held under the water in the pool . Members of Mrs Sax 's family appeared at a press conference in Houston this week to plead for help from the public . For months they believed she died accidentally . Two men were said to have been seen leaving the house the day Mrs Sax was found , police now say . 'She did n't deserve this , and we did n't deserve this in the family , ' Natasha Rafiq , Sax 's oldest daughter , said . 'We 're lost and we are seeking justice for our mother . ' ' I would implore anyone who had any information regarding my mother 's murder to come forward and help us have a little bit of peace . ' Sax was a nurse practitioner who started her own business , Vanguard Geriatrics , which provided home care to elderly in Texas . Scene : Edith Sax was found dead at her West University Place home on April 25 , 2014 .
Edith Sax , 50 , was found dead at her Houston home on April 25 , 2014 . Death was presumed an accidental drowning in the pool . Police now believe was murdered , with money as the motivator . Injuries on her body suggest she was held underwater , investigators say . Her husband of nine years , Natasha Rafiq , has been cleared as a suspect . Mrs Sax has four children and three stepchildren .