We returned from Christmas break and were handed the key to our dorm room and a briefing from the college about the missing co-eds and the dismembered body found on campus. It was later determined that she had been strangled. Location: 2306 E Berry St
Location: 20700 Sunday Place
The officers found the body of Jason Smith lying in the parking lot behind the Owens Sausage business. Report No: 86338629Victim: Francisco Puentes, 18 years old
That December, 21-year-old Angela Ewert stopped at a convenience store after leaving her fiancs house in southwest Fort Worth around 11 p.m. She headed east, but several miles down the road, she pulled over with a flat tire, which appeared to have been stabbed. Location: 715 E 9th St
North Texas' Black high school football coaches are making history. On February 4, 1967, a motorcyclist riding along the Trinity River found the body of Mildred May lying on the side of the levee. . Fort Worth police Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett also spoke with NBCs Dateline for the episode. We saw newspaper reports where police had identified him as the primary suspect. Peaceful. Heller left a note on the door of the drivers friends apartment, trying to help them get in contact with each other. 28th Street. Location: 200 Clinton
Location: 2416 NE 28th St
An arrest has been made in a Fort Worth cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century. After McCurley was sentenced, the courtroom was filled with people hugging one another and wiping their eyes. In 2018, a North Richland Hills resident who goes by Vincent Strange aired an episode about Carla on his podcast, Gone Cold. The episode inspired Dianne Kuykendall and Kathleen Barnett, friends of the Walker family, to pitch Carlas story to producers for Paul Holes the DNA of Murder detective. All we ever wanted to do was to straighten the mess out The kids know when you have low expectations. Report No: 83379788Victim: Karen Creman (27 years old) & Frederick Creman (29 years old)
The body of Mary Garcia was found lying in the driveway of the residence at 3528 Stuart Drive. Location: 2100 E. Richmond Ave
Carla leaned against the passenger side door, her purse behind her head, and McCoy leaned over top of her. On May 3, 1999, Ezekiel Barraza, who was also known as Chico, was at the Cowboy Cats Club at Main Street and Exchange Avenue. But overall, I feel peaceful.. Next week, in fact. Detectives have solved a nearly half-century old cold murder case. Photo by Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue. Report No: 95468137Victim: Patricia Gail Jackson-Lee, 38 year-old black female
Catherine had last been seen two days earlier at her residence on Park Ridge St. It was later determined that he had been shot in the head. On June 27, 1983, Julie Fuller was staying with her parents at a motel in the city of Arlington. On Sept. 10, 2020, police said they returned to McCurley's home and were invited inside where they spoke to both him and his wife. It was later detemined that he died as a result of blunt force trauma. Report No: 84390654Victim: Catherine Davis, 24 years old
They entered the residence and found Zita Rogers deceased in the residence. On February 18, 1992, Ginger Ross was found deceased in the living room of her residence. If you have any information, you are. Report No: 93498402Victim: James Hargroves, 46 year old white male
She survived her injuries. It is really fascinating to me from a personal point of view, going, My gosh, we lived through this, and I had no idea, he said. Fort Worth Police Cold Case Detective K. Adcock and Texas Ranger Lt. T. Gooding were able to link the two Fort Worth cases to another cold case that happened in McAllen in 2002.. On September 27, 1986, Oscar Olvera was found deceased on the street at 1100 W. Northside Drive. Report No: 86609341Victim: Jaime Trevizo, 25 years old
What is Curtis Don Browns date of death and cause of death? Fort Worth Police Department. He lived very close, within a mile to where these women were being taken from or where they were being dumped or where their car was found. Report No: 92088167Victim: Ginger Ross, 19 years old
On September 30, 1984, Catherine Davis was reported missing by a friend. Julie left the room to take some trash to a dumpster. The team believes these murders to be the work of one serial killer. The males pulled Mr. Trevizo into the vehicle and drove away. The journalists did extensive research in taking on the private investigation. Report No: 92145495Victim: Trina Lane, 23 year-old black female
I dont think our goal is to solve, because I think that would be arrogant, but just to shed light on it so that the families could get some kind of satisfaction from it, kind of a feeling of closure. Four cases were concentrated not only in space, but they were concentrated between September and December of 84, all within a two-mile radius, Gary said. As they were leaving the bar, they observed several males burglarizing their vehicles. A Texas man has been indicted in a cold case involving the torture and murder of a 17-year-old girl 46 years ago. He felt compelled to fight for the teachers and students of Arlington Heights and present those complaints. That DNA profile was then used to narrow the search to three brothers with the last name McCurley. Those were the last words I heard from Carla.. The officers observed Rodney Rogers critically injured, lying on a concrete slab. It upsets us deeply that someone who may have held the answers to so many questions took his secrets to the grave. Ladye Gallaher was an elderly lady who lived alone at the Bellaire House Condominiums. The lab, Othram near Houston, uses advanced technology that can test tiny samples of DNA and come up with a full genetic profile of the suspect, said Othram's founder David Mittleman. I recall hearing about it, she said, particularly the TCU homicide, and how girls that were going to college were being very careful, especially in parking lots at night, but it didnt stop me from going to nightclubs and hanging out with my friends.. The suspects were in a white car with what were described as loud mufflers.. Report No: 96698152Victim: Monica Coleman, 22 year-old black female
Carlas boyfriend at the time of her murder, Rodney McCoy, will appear on Datelines episode to talk about the night he saw his high school sweetheart for the last time. At first, he claimed he saved Carla from McCoy and the two had consensual sex. Davis body was found less than seven miles from her apartment. Report No: 94298004Victim: Eduardo Lopez, 18 years old
", Mittleman said the two-year-old company works exclusively with law enforcement to convert "evidence to answers.". She was the subject of an extensive police search. The trios research revealed that during the mid-1980s, six serial killers were operating in North Texas. If you dont expect them to go to class, [and] youre not going to do anything to make sure they go to class some of those kids dont have that in their lives.Photo by Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue.At that same time, because he was named Arlington Heights diversity representative, teachers had been coming to him with complaints, ranging from inappropriate conduct, assault by an administrator on staff, sexual harassment, attendance alteration, theft, embezzlement, and discrimination against minority students.. The investigation revealed that she had left the club and was supposed to go visit a friend. He had apparently been robbed, and his vehicle had been stolen. All the dumpster-fire drama that went on in Fort Worth could not touch the reality of him being able to work with his hands. Eduardo Lopez was employed by Danals Food Store, which was located at 3900 Hemphill Street. On August 17, 1983, Mary Till went out on a date. Nancy Bay worked at the Tempo Club. Jail records showed McCurley was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of capital murder with bond set at $100,000. He had to switch to working retail, which he likes but describes as just a job. Here was a man who had lost his dream job and afterward could not land another job in education. Detectives did not again pursue McCurley following the 1974 interview until the DNA profile match was found in GEDMATCH. The team believed Brown went unnoticed in 1985 because of his race. On November 12, 1986, Noel Trevino was found deceased in a vehicle that was parked at 3000 Loving. Homicide detectives said Tuesday they were thankful that after 46 years they were able to identify and arrest a suspect in the young woman's murder. On November 18, 1983, her 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was found at the bar located at 25th St and Refugio Ave. On January 2, 1984, two males who were hunting found her body in the 4800 block of Decatur Road in Fort Worth. Report No: 86353704Victim: Jason Smith, 17 year-old white male
Police said Tuesday afternoon that the letter was not part of the development of McCurley as a suspect. They refer to themselves collectively as The Reporter's Notebook. The district has already spent millions of dollars fighting him. More than 35 years later, Gary said, the victims families and friends are still waiting for answers, still waiting for justice, still waiting for peace.. Report No: 90635142Victim: Celestine Broadus, 27 year old black female
On November 20, 1996, Monica Coleman was found deceased at her residence: 1029 E. Powell. On August 16, 1986, Francisco Puentes and a male friend were in the parking lot at 2416 N.E. It would have been interesting to have seen the districts reaction when that earnest recruiter found out she had practically offered a job to the man the district has been trying to destroy for years. We watched over four or five months, and he was transferred no fewer than two times, probably because of COVID or because he was dying.. She died as a result of trauma to the head. If I even considered taking the deal they offered me, my wife would tell me not to come home, he added with a laugh. "It's one thing to work toward a goal and it's another to achieve it and this was a huge goal. So, a group of amateur sleuths wants to put their heads together to help find new leads. Report No: 80224293Victim: Denise Lynn Hough, 20 year-old white female
I should say every community because evil seems to be everywhere. Her car was found outside a bar on the North Side, wiped clean of fingerprints, with a bloody pillowcase in the backseat. Suspect was a person of interest in the 1974 slaying but detectives said there wasn't enough evidence to tie him to the case 46 years ago. Much of the day was also spent on the DNA evidence detectives said led them back to McCurley in 2020 after the cold case was reopened. John and Mary Mitchell lived alone at the residence. It was later determined that she had been strangled. Priscilla lived alone at the residence. It was later determined that he had been stabbed. Her vehicle was found on October 7, 1984, at the West Cliff Manor Apartments, 3400 Dryden. I guess for what happened to that little girl.. A very intriguing article. Carla Walker (image. The second murder took place in November of the same year. I choked her to death, I guess. Police said Tuesday that McCurley is not a suspect in any other crimes. She died as a result of asphyxiation. He had been stabbed several times. When they checked in on him again on February 5, the journalists were shocked to discover that he had died the previous week. Suddenly, the passenger door yanked open. Palazzolo was surprised. The caller said even though she was aware of what was going on around her, a lot of people werent because media wasnt the same then as it is now. Joe Palazzolo did his job, and Fort Worth ISD fired him for that. During this three-and-a-half-year time period, approximately two dozen cases occurred in the Fort Worth area, consisting mostly of the abduction, rape, and murder of women. She had been strangled. Report No: 93545026Victim: Mary Glassock, 51 year-old white female
Report No: 81410007Victim: Michael Morgan, 25 year-old white male
Using a new process, detectives said the company was able to develop, for the first time, in this case, a full DNA profile of a potential suspect. Using public data to view his background, the team discovered that the man they believe to be the killer, Curtis Don Brown, was arrested on May 29, 1986. The Carla Walker murder case spurred a new foundation to help tackle Fort Worth's nearly 1,000 cold case killings. On July 11, 1998, Edna Rodriguez was reported missing from her family's residence at 3536 Travis Avenue. Cindy Stone, Carlas sister, said at the time the reality of McCurleys guilty plea had not sunk in yet. Location: 1000 North Freeway
On June 18, 1995, the body of Patricia Apocada was found lying in the street in the 700 block of N.E. Some friends went to her apartment. Twenty-seven-year-old Mary Till left her apartment in Arlington around 9 a.m. and headed toward her workplace at a downtown Dallas law firm. McCurley was on the other side of the door. On January 14, 1995, Richard Hutchinson and his brother were traveling in a blue pick-up truck in the Poly neighborhood on the east side of Fort Worth. He was a counselor and minister to Fort Worth area homeless people. Location: 1709 S Riverside Dr
"The word that came across my brain was 'finally,' after 46 years, five months and three days, we have a name, a face and are working toward a complete resolution," said Jim Walker. " Sort All Cases By: Company Area | Male | Female | County | Year | Last Name Results: 13 Record (s) Found. Fort Worth homicide detectives hope a 45-year-old letter will help solve an equally old homicide. Sometimes it takes eyes and interests other than the law enforcement to make connections. Report No: 81032984Victim: Lester Cole, 72 year-old white male
Her enemy was not the wrongdoing Palazzolo had uncovered but the man who had, in his capacity as the schools diversity representative, exposed its failings for them to be solved. The Mayfair Street neighborhood in west Fort Worth was a blue-collar area in the 1980s. Report No: 83436783Victim: Jesus Nanares 32 year-old hispanic male
On December 11, 1980, Margaret Maxwell was found deceased in a ravine that runs parallel to Spur 280, near downtown. Report No: 94108501Victim: James McVey, 39 years old
This female has not been identified. There were no signs of robbery as a motive. She did not return to the room. Three journalists have teamed together to analyze the abduction and murder of seven young women in the mid-1980s. Mary Tills case was one of the cases that the Homicide Task Force investigated. His vehicle was later found at a service station near the intersection of John T. White Road and E. Loop 820. The bodies of several females had been found in and around Fort Worth. All the police knew was that each of the missing women had been in their cars and were somehow taken. On January 29, 1981, officers were dispatched to the Flea Market at 1815 E. Lancaster Avenue. Report No: 67-A-9Victim: Mildred May
Going through the Weeklys search engine, I found more than two dozen pieces over the years with such headlines as Its Official: Palazzolos Head Is on Johnsons Platter and Day Two: Joe Palazzolo V FWISD.. In September 2022, at the advice of his counsel at the time, Palazzolo applied for five different positions with Fort Worth ISD after more than a decade of being shut out of education. On July 22, 1994, Curtis Roberson was inside the Berry Street Detail Shop at 2306 E. Berry Street. The worst example was outweighed by another victims sister, who couldnt have been more open. Copyright 2020 Fort Worth Weekly, All Rights Reserved. What a great service yall provided for young (and even older) women in the TX community. Location: 4708 Bryce Ave
On January 4, 1986, officers were dispatched to the residence at 1109 S. Jennings Avenue. Three days later Walker's body was found dumped in a culvert near Benbrook Lake. The episode airs at 8 p.m. Central time. McCurley was one of those buyers. Report No: 83254209Victim: Julie Fuller, 11 years old
NBC 5s Scott Gordon reports how it used to develop a full DNA profile of a potential suspect. On June 3rd, 1984, Manuel Soto was inside the bar located at 1416 N. Main Street. Location: 4825 Mayfair
If you dont expect them to go to class, [and] youre not going to do anything to make sure they go to class, his voice then trailed off. She died as a result of a gunshot wound. She stood by the elevators after the trial, clutching a gold-framed photo of Carla. His is the 113th cold case cleared since the department began increasing efforts in 2002 to reinvestigate unsolved . We tracked where he was living at the time in relation to where the victims were taken, and he had ties to every single one of their locations in one way or another, Karin said. Report No: 95023794Victim: Richard Hutchinson, 32 years old
They observed the body of Eddie Sanchez lying next to a guard rail at 4300 Brentwood Stair Road. On October 6, 1985, officers were dispatched to 1600 Ballinger. #FortWorthSafeActive Shooter Response TrainingCERT (Community Emergency Response Team)Citizens on PatrolCitizens Police AcademyClergy and Police Alliance (C.A.P.A)Clergy and Police Alliance DevotionsCold CasesCrime Prevention UnitFort Worth Police Explorer ProgramMinisters Against Crime (MAC)Police Athletic LeaguePolice Cadet ProgramRide-In Program. In the picture, he said with a self-deprecating grin, My hair was dark. He pointed to his hair now almost completely white then, without as much bitterness as I would have thought, added, Its taken a toll.. NBC 5's Scott Gordon, Lili Zheng and Frank Heinz contributed to this report. On April 7, 1987, officers were dispatched to R & L Wrecker Service at 1709 S. Riverside Drive. Mr. Barraza then left the club. It was a really big win for us and the Walker family. All rights reserved. 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