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La Marque Police

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Decade-old DNA sample used to make arrest in 1999 rape in La Marque

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on July 28, 2023 · Preston Chenier, 46, was arrested earlier this week in Louisiana and awaits extradition to Galveston County, where he will be charged with aggravated sexual assault, according to Det. Matthew Cypert of the La Marque Police Department.

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Three years after death, Galveston drowning victim identified as Calvin Mbwambo of Tanzania

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on April 18, 2023 · Mbwambo was found dead on the beach in May 2020. His identity was confirmed by Galveston authorities in January of this year.

Tags cold case DNA testing drowning Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office Galveston Police Department genetic testing Tanzania

Sun Cypress Family

Criminal Justice

Man arrested in California in connection to 2014 murder of Cypress family

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on September 14, 2022 · Feng Lu, 58, is accused of killing former coworker Maoye Sun, his wife, Mei Xie, and their two sons at their Houston-area home.

Tags capital murder cold case fbi harris county sheriff's office

Criminal Justice

DNA testing IDs executed man as Conroe girl’s killer in 1979

Associated Press

Posted on July 12, 2022 · The strangulation death of 12-year-old Lesia Michell Jackson has been solved, officials say.

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Police Hope Identifying ‘Texas Killing Fields’ Victims Will Bring New Leads In Decades Old Murder Cases

Florian Martin

Posted on April 15, 2019 · New DNA technology helped identify two women found more than 30 years ago in League City.

Tags cold case crime league city police murder Texas Killing Fields

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Cold Case Squad Identifies Suspects In Two Old Cases

Pat Hernandez

Posted on June 5, 2014 · Harris County Sheriff's cold case detectives say they've identified several suspects in two old murders, including one almost 30 years ago.

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‘He should have had jail time’: Victim speaks out after former Harris County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to attempted sexual assault

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on August 29, 2023 · The former officer was sentenced to six years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for the next 10 years.

Tags guilty harris county sheriff's office sexual assault

Harris County Jail

Harris County

Ex-Harris County sheriff’s deputy sexually assaulted at jail sues county, top officials for $1 million-plus

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 2, 2023 · The civil lawsuit claims the county and its leadership failed to adequately fund and staff the Downtown Houston jail, resulting in “blatantly dangerous” working conditions that precipitated the December 2021 assault.

Tags alleged sexual assaults civil lawsuit Harris County Attorney’s Office Harris County Commissioners Court harris county jail Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez personal injury lawsuit sexual assault

Criminal Justice

Houston police are looking for more potential victims following arrest in sexual assault cases

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on June 15, 2023 · Uffot Williams is being charged with three counts of sexual assault. Houston police believe he may have assaulted other people and gotten away with it.

Tags alleged sexual assaults Houston Police Departament sexual assault

Criminal Justice

Lawsuit accuses Dairy Queen of failing to protect underage employee from being sexually assaulted by supervisor in Huffman

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 9, 2023 · According to the lawsuit, 28-year-old Joshua Flores sexually harassed and assaulted an underaged employee while working as a shift supervisor at a Dairy Queen in Huffman.

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