Location: 2416 NE 28th St On December 7, 1980, officers were dispatched to the King Candy Company, 813 E. 9th Street. 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. Report No: 80327562Victim: Lorane Larkin, 50 years old 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.. Francisco Puentes died as a result of gunshot wounds. Get email updates from the Fort Worth Police Department. Police said Tuesday that McCurley is not a suspect in any other crimes. 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: 98283643Victim: Dorris Turner, 80 year old black male Her vehicle had been seen leaving the residence on Park Ridge on the night of September 28, 1984. 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. Three years later, they decided to take that step and focus on cold case Fort Worth-based murders. First, the district told him he was being transferred to the International Newcomer Academy, a definite demotion, and, later, the district decided to instead transfer him to Western Hills High School. Get email updates from the Fort Worth Police Department. The officers entered the residence and observed the bodies of John and Mary Mitchell inside the house. The episode airs at 8 p.m. Central time. Punch in their information and see where they are. Joe Palazzolo did his job, and Fort Worth ISD fired him for that. Report No: 94032452Victim: Sloane Powell, 27 years old North Texas' Black high school football coaches are making history. Report No: 94402964Victim: Curtis Roberson, 24 years old After being dropped off by her date, intending to visit a friend in southwest Fort Worth, she was last seen walking across the street to a Dairy Queen. On May 29, 1994, a hispanic male entered the store, armed with a handgun. They said there just wasn't enough evidence at the time to make a direct connection until now. McCurley was on the other side of the door. I loved it. He brings intrigue, as if you are listening to a scary bedtime story on the edge of your seat, wanting to catch every last detail. It was later determined that she had been strangled. McCurley was arrested on Sept. 21, 2020, at his Fort Worth home. Nearly two months after Walker's disappearance and murder, McCurley was picked up and interviewed by detectives about the case. Fort Worth Police Department. PLEASE ask them to do a report on the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders. Fort Worth Star-Telegram App Subscriptions Start a Subscription Customer Service eEdition . Report No: 95316716Victim: Patricia Apodaca, 28 year-old hispanic female They could not go any further because media arent allowed to interview prisoners via video or telephone. Jail records showed McCurley was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of capital murder with bond set at $100,000. Kevin Hood was an employee of the Fort Worth Independent School District. #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. Report No: 85035596Victim: Zita Rogers, 70 years-old white female Location: 3404 Park Ridge 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. Location: 3700 Craven 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. This shows just how awful and wrongheaded this overly long vengeance crusade has been. She had been strangled. Peaceful. On March 12, 1982, Angela Jones was found deceased in a creek at 2100 E. Richmond Ave. McCurley pointed the pistol at McCoy and pulled the trigger three times. Hughes was around the same age of the victims and remembers living in Dallas during the murder spree. News. South Oak Cliff, Duncanville and DeSoto high schools all 2022 state champions, in the same county, led by three Black men. Report No: 95062027Victim: Ruth Ann Kearns, 56 year-old white female It was later determined that he died as a result of trauma to the head. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Her father, who was inside the house, also was shot. She resided on Sanders Drive in Fort Worth. On the morning of March 12, 1984, Dana Bowman was working alone inside a south Fort Worth slipcover shop when a man stabbed her repeatedly with a screwdriver, then ran. There were no signs of robbery as a motive. Her boyfriend, Rodney McCoy, told police the man pointed a gun at him and threatened to kill him before something hit him in the head, knocking him unconscious. The body of Trina Lane had been found floating in a creek at 3700 Cravens. Though each of those murderers are now either dead or incarcerated, Karin added, police arent certain that all of the victims have been identified. It was a nice place to live for a young couple looking for a starter home or a retiree looking to downsize. That DNA profile was then used to narrow the search to three brothers with the last name McCurley. Report No: 80411638Victim: Jerry Goodgion, 30 year-old white male Through poring over spreadsheets, searching old newspaper clippings, listening to TV news reports, and conducting good old-fashioned investigative journalism, still is in-depth and enthralling. If I even considered taking the deal they offered me, my wife would tell me not to come home, he added with a laugh. The Reporters Notebook, Hughes said, wants to keep the victims names and memories out there in hopes that something comes up that the police dont know about yet. The three are all former journalists who changed career paths and are thrilled to be back in the industry, practicing their passion. One of the males in the car began arguing with one of the males outside the house. I loved teaching. Location: 3900 Freshfield Road Since the MCSO created the unit back in late 2017, they've resolved 14 cold cases from 1955 to 2012: 13 of them they believe are murders, and one they've ruled a drug overdose. Report No: 83254209Victim: Julie Fuller, 11 years old . She lived on Bellaire Dr in Fort Worth. Julie Fuller and her parents had recently arrived in the United States from England. Texas Cold Case Solved After 46 Years with New DNA Technology Reverse engineering of the suspect's family tree led to the resolution of one of Texas' oldest cold cases. Location: Rural area in south Tarrant County Report No: 84390654Victim: Catherine Davis, 24 years old On January 23, 1985, Catherine Davis was found deceased in a field in the southern part of Tarrant County. John and Mary Mitchell lived alone at the residence. She was shot and killed as she was about to enter the house. Police said she had been beaten, raped, strangled and tortured alive for two days after her disappearance. He and other individuals were outside the house. He was asked if he'd provide a DNA sample and he agreed and signed a consent form. On December 15, 1984, officers were dispatched to 4300 Brentwood Stair Road. Report No: 95023794Victim: Richard Hutchinson, 32 years old The magazine was one of the few pieces of evidence police had to go on at the time, and they tracked sales of Rugers in the area. 28, 2022. This myth kind of got perpetuated through the years about who serial killers are., A lot of it goes back to when the FBI started its Behavioral Science Unit, Gary said. Here, Palazzolo paused and noted that over the past few years he had been trying to put all this out of his mind. On February 4, 1967, a motorcyclist riding along the Trinity River found the body of Mildred May lying on the side of the levee. One of the complaints that really bothered him was the falsifying of attendance records. She had been bound and strangled. The team believes these murders to be the work of one serial killer. The next morning, her 1984 Mercury Topaz car was found in the 300 block of Southeast Loop 820 in Fort Worth. The male then placed the manager in a storage freezer, and fled the scene. A person had called the police after finding the body of Michael Myers lying inside the business. On September 27, 1980, Lorane Larkin was found deceased behind a vacant shopping center at 4800 E. Berry St. She died as a result of blunt force trauma. Peaceful., Were glad and happy, and I feel happy for our community, he said. McCurley told detectives in 1974 that his wife had gone to West Texas to visit family and that his .22 Ruger had been stolen about six weeks earlier (around the time of the murder) and that he didn't report it because he was an ex-con who'd been to jail for car theft. She left her residence on May 14, 1980, to go to a friends house in Fort Worth. On June 27, 1983, Julie Fuller was staying with her parents at a motel in the city of Arlington. A housekeeper had entered one of the rooms and found the body of Thomas Morison in the room. He also credits living on his small ranch with helping him keep his sanity. There was no social media, so news wasnt immediately distributed. Location: 2001 Aden Rd Heller left a note on the door of the drivers friends apartment, trying to help them get in contact with each other. A call for help, a search for a killer. All rights reserved. As whistleblower Joe Palazzolo fights for his old FWISD job, he holds fast to his faith and military training. Location: 3513 Stanley Location: 3000 Loving She died as a result of blunt force trauma. This case was investigated by the Homicide Unit, due to the nature of the crime and the severity of her injuries. I was just incredulous. On July 7, 2020, investigators collected trash from a bin in front of McCurley's residence and items from that bin were sent for analysis. The Fort Worth Police Department will be . On March 30, 1985, patrol officers responded to the field at 2300 Cobb and found the body of Mary Taylor. Trina Lane had been reported missing by her mother on March 11. Report No: 84495062Victim: Angela Ewert, 21 years old Report No: 91631068Victim: Richard Garcia, 17 year-old hispanic male Report No: 01066517 Victim: Derek Locke, 30 years old Five months after her killer was sentenced in a Fort Worth courtroom, Carla Walkers story will be featured on an episode of NBCs Dateline on Friday night. Report No: 84419922Victim: Marilyn Hartman, 29 years old The previous day, he had broken into a womans apartment and dragged her out into a field, raped her, and bludgeoned her to death. Report No: 86609341Victim: Jaime Trevizo, 25 years old It was later determined that she had been strangled. In her spare time, she fosters kittens and drinks too much coffee. Richard Garcia was shot and killed. Her vehicle was found after several days, just a few miles away. A very intriguing article. Coat hangers with human blood were found inside her car, and blood was smudged on the door handle. A listener who grew up in North Texas called in after hearing the podcast and explained why a lot of the young women at that time were not familiar with or precautioned about the serial killings. At the time, he and the teachers coming forward were assured by both the superintendent at the time, Melody Johnson, and the districts diversity representative, Sharon Herrera, that there would be no retaliation. A short time later, a male was shot during a robbery at a nearby apartment complex on Meadowbrook Drive. The indictment was handed up in Tarrant County in the killing of high school. All we ever wanted to do was to straighten the mess out The kids know when you have low expectations. School officials identified the victim as Dadrien Harrison. Despite learning Campiglia's identity in 1992, her case remained cold, the sheriff's office said. Cold Cases - 1970 to 1979 Report No: 71-A-91 Victim: Brandy Marie St. Romain, 25 year-old white female Location: 5100 Randol Mill On August 27, 1971, a construction worker found the body of Brandy St Romain lying in a drainage ditch at 5100 Randol Mill. Palazzolo feels this new information makes it clear that he was blacklisted from education all this time because Fort Worth had mislabeled him as resigned, not to be rehired. Asked to respond to Palazzolos charges, district spokesperson Claudia Garibay said in an email that due to ongoing litigation we are unable to comment on this matter at this time.. A neighbor had seen the victim talking to an unknown male around midnight on Christmas Eve. It was later determined that she died as a result of stab wounds. It was later determined that he had been strangled. . In their podcast still , they dive into seven cold cases that span from 1983 to 1985, all closely related and occurring in North Texas. McCurley was the name of a possible suspect in Walker's case file. I did call the police and they never checked out what I told them. Host Gary Anderson is the voice of the podcast, while his wife Karin Anderson and her former colleague Kristine Hughes spearhead the investigation. We need their thoughts and their theories. She had been raped, beaten and strangled. However, when detectives confronted him about the DNA evidence, he eventually confessed. Location: 1260 Park Place Report No: 96698152Victim: Monica Coleman, 22 year-old black female Palazzolo was demoted, transferred, fired, reinstated, and then fired a second time, but that was not all the district did. His body was later found in the parking lot of the El Conejas Club at 1603 N.E. On November 12, 1986, Noel Trevino was found deceased in a vehicle that was parked at 3000 Loving. Report No: 99280928Victim: Ezekiel Barraza, 22 years old Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Report No: 80416182Victim: Margaret Maxwell, 27 years old On November 20, 1996, Monica Coleman was found deceased at her residence: 1029 E. Powell. Location: 1125 May St She had been strangled. 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. On April 3 of that year, according to an affidavit, he told detectives his Ruger had been stolen six weeks before, around the same time of Carlas murder. If teachers and administrators know the district will fire you and also try to ruin your reputation, then the powers-that-be can be sure their employees will not show the public whats really going on. Sometimes it takes eyes and interests other than the law enforcement to make connections. It was proof to him that Johnson and other leaders were retaliating against him. Bennett also created the FWPD Cold Case Support Group, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to solving Fort Worths unsolved murders. Report No: 93498402Victim: James Hargroves, 46 year old white male Location: 3370 Whittier Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As Palazzolo related it to me, as far as he knew, that school year of 2009-2010 at Arlington Heights was going well. What is Curtis Don Browns date of death and cause of death? Six days later, on Sept. 16, police said they were notified the swabs matched the DNA found on Walker's bra. The city of Fort Worth has more than 900 cold cases and currently just one detective assigned to work them. Then, surprisingly, he received a call back right away. Fort Worth Police detectives Jeff Bennett and Leah Wagner were the primary . Location: 1029 E Powell Ave On January 4, 1986, officers were dispatched to the residence at 1109 S. Jennings Avenue. I loved being an administrator and making a difference..