BREAKING NEWS
2 men charged in cold case murder from May 2022 in Southwest Bexar County, sheriff says
Read full article: 2 men charged in cold case murder from May 2022 in Southwest Bexar County, sheriff saysJust over a year after a manās murder in Southeast Bexar County, sheriffās deputies have made two arrests in connection with the cold case.
Man released from jail after being charged with murder in decades-old cold case, records show
Read full article: Man released from jail after being charged with murder in decades-old cold case, records showA man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a cold case over 40 years ago, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Truck driver from Texas charged in 1993 California killing
Read full article: Truck driver from Texas charged in 1993 California killingProsecutors say a retired truck driver from Texas has been charged with killing a woman whose body was found along a freeway onramp in a Southern California desert nearly 30 years ago.
Man hopes to keep memory alive of classmate killed decades ago in West Side laundry mat
Read full article: Man hopes to keep memory alive of classmate killed decades ago in West Side laundry matThe classmate of a girl who died from a stabbing in 1988 is hoping to keep her memory alive 33 years later.
Jailed man charged in womanās 2003 strangling in West Texas
Read full article: Jailed man charged in womanās 2003 strangling in West TexasAUSTIN, Texas ā A man has been charged in the 2003 strangling of a woman whose body was found on a rural road in West Texas, authorities said Friday. A recent alert from a DNA database led the Texas Rangers and Lubbock County sheriff's office to focus their attention on Castillo, the DPS said. Palacio's partially clothed body was found in July 2003 in southeastern Lubbock County. Carbajal was found strangled and with blunt force injuries on a rural road in northern Lubbock County. Castillo was being held Friday in McLennan County Jail on more than $1 million in bond.
Murder case of 17-year-old girl remains unsolved 26 years later
Read full article: Murder case of 17-year-old girl remains unsolved 26 years laterSAN ANTONIO The Texas Rangers cold case unit has dozens of unsolved cases and one of those is that of 17-year-old Samantha Zublionis. Back in August 1994, Zublionis was starting her senior year at MacArthur High School and a new job at Wendys on Nacogdoches Road and Loop 410. The Texas Rangers took over the investigation but with few details or evidence, the case went cold. This case remains unsolved. If you have any information you can call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS or you can submit a tip online thru the Texas Rangers cold case website.
Charges dismissed against man accused in 2007 Universal City fatal shooting
Read full article: Charges dismissed against man accused in 2007 Universal City fatal shootingSAN ANTONIO ā Authorities have dismissed criminal charges for one of three suspects accused in the cold case killing of Blase Wright Jr., 21, in 2007. Affidavit: Alleged triggerman in 2007 fatal shooting in Universal City arrestedA witness told investigators they saw a man get into a small gold car after the shooting that was occupied by another man and a woman. The same witness told investigators that they were contacted by Carroll before they spoke with Universal City police about the slaying. Another witness told authorities that Carroll was acting āpetrifiedā the day following the shooting. The affidavit states Carroll told the witness that he saw Joseph Selders leaving Wrightās apartment with an Xbox, and that Joseph Selders ādid some s***ā the day before.
Affidavit: Alleged triggerman in 2007 fatal shooting in Universal City arrested
Read full article: Affidavit: Alleged triggerman in 2007 fatal shooting in Universal City arrestedHe, along with Lara Selders, 34, who was arrested Friday, are accused of killing Blase Wright Jr., 21, in February 2007 at his apartment. Witnesses identified Lara Selders, who was a potential person of interest in 2007 but was never interviewed, in a photo lineup, the affidavit states. According to the records, Lara Selders told authorities that Joseph Selders admitted to shooting Wright. She said she drove Joseph Selders and the other suspect to the robbery, according to the affidavit. Cold case update: Woman arrested for 2007 fatal shooting in Universal CityFollowing Lara Seldersā arrest, Wrightās family told KSAT 12 News that they were in shock.
Family waits for justice 13 years after loved ones murder following arrest made in case
Read full article: Family waits for justice 13 years after loved ones murder following arrest made in caseWright, who was 21 at the time of his death, was shot in the face in his Universal City apartment in February 2007. On Friday, Universal City police, with the help of the Texas Rangers, arrested 34-year old Lara Selders for capital murder. Universal City police Detective Anthony Travis said Selders was cooperative when they showed up to arrest her. Vollmer hopes this cold case arrest gives other families in waiting some hope. RELATED: DPS features unsolved Bexar County murder case
Family of cold case murder victim says Bexar County DA left them in the dark on dismissal
Read full article: Family of cold case murder victim says Bexar County DA left them in the dark on dismissalSAPD investigators outside of Martha Batchelor's apartment in July 2013. (KSAT)Authorities said Batchelor was awakened around 4:30 in the morning by someone knocking at her door or coming into the apartment. That sample matched Hudson, whose DNA was entered into the same database last summer after he was arrested for family violence in California. However, OāConnell said after the DAās office took over providing updates, she was only given sporadic information about the case. DA officials have not said much about the case against Hudson being dismissed.
Gillespie County Sheriffās Office, Texas Rangers make arrest in murder dating back to February 2000
Read full article: Gillespie County Sheriffās Office, Texas Rangers make arrest in murder dating back to February 2000GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas ā Gillespie County Sheriffās Office investigators and a Texas Ranger with the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Cold Case Program have made an arrest in a cold case involving a murder dating back to February 2000. The Gillespie County Sheriffās Office said 47-year-old Hyon Jordan Hing was arrested in Floresville on Tuesday afternoon. A grand jury issued an indictment against him for the murder of 26-year-old Juhuai Yan, who was from San Antonio. Hong is being held in the Gillespie County Jail with a $300,000 bond. The Wilson County Sheriffās Office assisted with the arrest, according to the Gillespie County Sheriffās Office.