Police saw that there had been a struggle there and began searching for her. He resided a few blocks from the convenience store. He had to switch to working retail, which he likes but describes as just a job. Hughes was around the same age of the victims and remembers living in Dallas during the murder spree. McCurley was arrested on Sept. 21, 2020, at his Fort Worth home. You are also in the ultimate diversity of the human experience. He had apparently been robbed, and his vehicle had been stolen. She was a teacher at Stripling Middle School. She was found lying in the field. Report No: 84495062Victim: Angela Ewert, 21 years old He also told the courtroom in detail about the seconds that changed his life when Carla was kidnapped right in front of him. Palazzolo was surprised. Report No: 91036836Victim: Roslyn Ruben, 52 year old white female That changed on Aug. 24, the day after Tarrant County prosecutors showed footage of McCurleys interview with detectives Wagner and Bennett, in which he confessed to killing the 17-year-old. This shows just how awful and wrongheaded this overly long vengeance crusade has been. For three years after he was fired, he had tried to land a position at other area school districts. Site by, N&D 3.1 // FWMFC, Spaceman & NTX Irish Festival. He was not questioned again by police until nearly 50 years later. Location: 1829 S. Jennings Avenue An arrest has been made in a Fort Worth cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century. 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. Mary Sorola died as a result of a gunshot wound. Fort Worth, TX Area Cold Cases Crime Map Neighborhoods Trends Analytics Cold Cases Missing Persons Daily Archive Name Marjorie Dabney Age Cause of Death Homicide Info Homicide Agency Lewisville Police Department View Source Name Baby Doe Age Cause of Death Homicide Info Homicide Agency Lewisville Police Department View Source Name Eduardo Lopez approached the male. On February 17, 1980, Maria Sorola and her husband were working at Joe and Lupes Bar at 465 S. Main Street. One of the complaints that really bothered him was the falsifying of attendance records. Report No: 92088167Victim: Ginger Ross, 19 years old On May 14, 1993, Robert Rodriguez was at a bar located at 3446 May Street. In 2017, they discussed the possibility of working on a project together that would bring them back to their journalism roots. He was in charge of the freshman class and freshman teachers, a great cadre of educators, in his view. Michael Morgan died as a result of gunshot wounds. With a new, more aggressive attorney, Palazzolo hopes to go on the offensive and try to prove that district personnel repeatedly lied under oath about an attendance audit from the U.S. Department of Education at the first trial and that School Board President Jackson was implicated in that perjury charge. On September 30, 1984, Catherine Davis was reported missing by a friend. The male directed the manager to the office, where the safe was located. Jaime Trevizo chased the males to a cream-colored four-door vehicle, where he began fighting with them. 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. The front passenger door of the van opened and Sylvia Hynes was apparently pushed out of the vehicle, and fell on to the pavement. Plus, during this time, he had to burn through his savings and cash in his state retirement. After reaching out to him through the JPay systems email, there was no response. On September 25, 1993, a friend went to the business and found Mary Glasscock deceased in the building. It was terrifying. 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. 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.. Location: 1300 Kuroki On December 11, 1980, Margaret Maxwell was found deceased in a ravine that runs parallel to Spur 280, near downtown. PLEASE ask them to do a report on the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders. Police believe the two were neighborhood friends, and Rodgers was found dead in the Knox's family home. Her relative reported her missing. He later admitted this was not true. As McCoy and Carla fell from the car, McCurley beat McCoy over the head with a .22 Ruger pistol. Here was a man who had lost his dream job and afterward could not land another job in education. I loved being an administrator and making a difference.. Location: 1603 NE 28th The Mayfair Street neighborhood in west Fort Worth was a blue-collar area in the 1980s. 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. Location: 2306 E Berry St He died as a result of a gunshot wound. I have a strong family. Report No: 83379788Victim: Karen Creman (27 years old) & Frederick Creman (29 years old) Mary Till returned to her apartment at 2501 Ivy Brook in Arlington on August 18. Report No: 93498402Victim: James Hargroves, 46 year old white male She was last seen purchasing gasoline at a convenience store a short distance from her fiances house. He was a counselor and minister to Fort Worth area homeless people. Then she explained that the district is short on administrators and teachers. 0. Students were allowed to clean for credit. On July 11, 1998, Edna Rodriguez was reported missing from her family's residence at 3536 Travis Avenue. Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post. The judge sentenced him immediately and the trial ended. Her car was found outside a bar on the North Side, wiped clean of fingerprints, with a bloody pillowcase in the backseat. . Gloria Hefele lived with her husband in Waco, Texas. The trio hope that by talking about what happened, someone listening will remember seeing or hearing something and will contact the police. Peaceful., Were glad and happy, and I feel happy for our community, he said. It was later determined that she died as a result of stab wounds. Cold Case: Who Tortured, Raped and Killed Carla Walker? Report No: 86005510Victim: Clyde Bond, 28 year-old black male He later died at the hospital, as a result of blunt force injuries. Send tips via email or Twitter. Once he applied, he didnt really know what to expect. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Fort Worth Cold Cases: Becky Martin, Angela Ewart, and Christy Towers Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett of the Fort Worth Police Department share more information about three cold. ", Mittleman said the two-year-old company works exclusively with law enforcement to convert "evidence to answers.". When Palazzolo saw minority students being allowed to do that, he felt it was a prime example of the bigotry of low expectations. Location: 1709 S Riverside Dr She died as a result of a gunshot wound. Copyright 2020 Fort Worth Weekly, All Rights Reserved. I loved teaching. On November 25, 1990, Celestine Rogers was found deceased at a park at 2100 Redbud Trail. In the 1980s they owned a Rock and Roll club on the south side of Fort Worth. Over the last four decades, police said it appears McCurley had led a relatively normal life, was married and had two children. Location: 465 S Main "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. " She lived alone in the apartment. About this group We are a group of armchair detectives who like to discuss, research and investigate true crime here in Ft Worth, Possibly giving help to Law Enforcement in solving and support and closure to the friends and families of the 960 + cold cases here. He was killed during an apparent robbery. Fort Worth is just one stop for Adventures with Purpose, as they travel across the country to work 27 different cold cases, looking for 36 people in total. 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. It was later determined that she had been strangled. Star-Telegram photo illustration of Melvin Knox. Sometimes it takes eyes and interests other than the law enforcement to make connections. One of the victims was African American, but the others were all Caucasian women. The medical examiner also ruled that the killer injected her with morphine. We want to note that African American serial killers are not rare, Karin said. . Carla was 17 years old when Glen McCurley kidnapped, raped and strangled her in 1974. Not to brag, but the Star-Telegramis deeply immersed in the Fort Worth Way, which allows powerbrokers to break the rules without accountability whether at City Hall, the county courthouse, or the school board. Report No: 93545026Victim: Mary Glassock, 51 year-old white female Six days later, on Sept. 16, police said they were notified the swabs matched the DNA found on Walker's bra. She had been strangled. Location: 3000 Loving Nobody paid attention to the fact that it didnt matter what race you were. Neighbors heard angry voices and witnessed a man shut the door to her apartment and leave in her car. It was determined that she died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest. We appreciate the story getting out because our work and our goal is better served the more listeners that we have., We need listeners to get involved, Karin added. On May 29, 1994, a hispanic male entered the store, armed with a handgun. Report No: 81032984Victim: Lester Cole, 72 year-old white male I have a strong sense of right and wrong. On March 19, 1992, officers were dispatched to 6001 E. Berry Street. A Texas man has been indicted in a cold case involving the torture and murder of a 17-year-old girl 46 years ago. I took advantage of her, I guess, McCurley said during the interview. Five months later, her body was found in a field not far from her car. Serial killers were evil. As she was leaving the store, she was shot and killed during an apparent robbery. The podcast holds more interest than a mere retelling of each gruesome murder. His vehicle was found about one block away. She had been strangled. Location: 700 NE 28th St However, it wasnt too long after Palazzolo submitted the teachers list of grievances in May that Johnson and other leaders broke those promises. The first murder was a cold case from August 1983. Location: 3528 Stuart Dr On January 4, 1986, officers were dispatched to the residence at 1109 S. Jennings Avenue. She survived her injuries. One way to do that was to do a media tour and talk about figuring out the mind of a serial killer. I think that this man felt power by stealing the lives of beautiful women, Karin said. NBC 5 profiled the murder in 2017 during a series of cold case reports. McCurley was the name of a possible suspect in Walker's case file. Investigators with Fort Worth Police's homicide unit are asking anyone who may be able to provide information about this murder to get in contact with them. Location: 2700 E Vickery Blvd They started an escort service for anyone with a night class who wanted someone to walk them to class. She had been strangled. It was later determined that he died as a result of gunshot wounds. During the trial, McCurley initially pleaded not guilty to the murder. Since 1994, Fort Worth Weekly has provided a vibrant alternative to North Texas often-timid mainstream media outlets by offering incisive, irreverent reportage that keeps readers well informed and the powers-that-be worried. Report No: 94433192Victim: Felicita Olguin, 81 years old On December 28, 1984, two persons delivering newspapers found Mr. Hatchell lying on the sidewalk, a few houses away from his residence. Report No: 91316552Victim: Doyle Stanley (53 year old white male) & John Maddox (29 year old white male) We believe throughout the course of our podcasts and our investigation that its very likely that one man committed at least seven of the murders, Gary said. On December 9, 1995, Jackie Myers called 9-1-1 from his apartment at 6509 Plaza Parkway, and stated that he had been stabbed. The team chose these seven cold cases to be their focus because they were closely related and did not fit the demographic of the other killings, which appeared to include prostitutes and other criminal activity. In the four previous school districts where Id worked, I had never heard classroom teachers bringing up the petty inside politics of the school district with other teachers. Mr. Turner was found dead inside his residence by a friend who came to visit him often. Someone may have a clue that is needed to bring closure to one of these unsolved crimes. Mary and John Mitchell died as a result of blunt force trauma. She resided on Sanders Drive in Fort Worth. Two of them were definitely from the Wedgwood area, and two more were closer to Hulen and TCU. 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. Location: 4700 Poppy Drive East On November 17, 1983, Sandra Bush left her residence in her car. Location: 500 SPUR 280 Palazzolos evaluation was changed by the district from Exceeds Expectations to Needs Improvement. As Shaw described it at the time, This is a classic tale of killing the messenger., To understand why those in power were so determined to retaliate against Palazzolo for, in their minds, damaging Arlington Heights reputation, we need to understand that, at the time, as the Weeklyreported, Principal Alexander ha[d] long been determined to avoid negative publicity about her school. She seemed obsessed with lifting the taint of the Academically Unacceptable rating the school received in 2009.. It was later determined that she had been strangled. 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. Rose Fromer was the owner of the night club. Site by, N&D 3.1 // FWMFC, Spaceman & NTX Irish Festival. In October, Palazzolo was sent a form email that said his profile did not move forward in the recruiting process because he had earlier resigned and explained that his current resignation code is do not rehire. Interestingly, the email contradicts contemporaneous reporting that Palazzolo was fired. Are you guilty of raping her and killing her? Wagner asks in the interview. On April 7, 1987, officers were dispatched to R & L Wrecker Service at 1709 S. Riverside Drive. She died as a result of blunt force trauma. When asked how he felt after the trial, Jim Walker said, Peaceful. Later, he said he feels that through her PAC (Political Action Committee), Needham is still intimately involved with Fort Worth ISD and its elections, calling the present school board president, Tobi Jackson, a minion of Needhams. A man was arrested and charged in the 1974 killing of a Texas teenage girl after nearly 50 years of investigation and the advancement of DNA technology, police said Tuesday. 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. What a great service yall provided for young (and even older) women in the TX community. Location: 1815 E Lancaster Ave She had been strangled. They resided at the house at 4825 Mayfair. On December 7, 1980, officers were dispatched to the King Candy Company, 813 E. 9th Street. It was like you could just draw a map to him every single time.. It was later detemined that he died as a result of blunt force trauma. School officials identified the victim as Dadrien Harrison. Report No: 84518942Victim: Lacy Milton Hatchell, 31 years old But what I do feel is relief, she said. Arlington police got a match for one of their unsolved cases, so thats how he got convicted for three murders before he died in prison this year, Gary said. Report No: 90635142Victim: Celestine Broadus, 27 year old black female Location: 2900 Rosen Investigators said the abductor snatched the young woman from the passenger seat of her boyfriend's car in a bowling alley parking lot. 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. Three years later, they decided to take that step and focus on cold case Fort Worth-based murders. McCurley pointed the pistol at McCoy and pulled the trigger three times. 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. Incredible., After Palazzolo made a formal complaint to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), which oversees primary and secondary education, and the Weeklypublished an expose (Powder Keg at Arlington Heights High, Aug. 11, 2010), the retaliation intensified. 28th Street. Most of the people in the age bracket of these victims probably werent familiar with what was going on because they werent the demographic that was subscribing to the newspaper or watching the news, Karin said. Report No: 84211918Victim: Manuel Vargas Soto, 22 years old Julie left the room to take some trash to a dumpster. Her vehicle was found on October 7, 1984, at the West Cliff Manor Apartments, 3400 Dryden. She died as a result of a gunshot wound. The Fort Worth Police Department's backlog tops more than 1,000 open cold cases, according to a department records officer. 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. 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