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Remains In Wall Of Houston Home Identified As Missing Woman

Associated Press

Posted on January 24, 2018 · Remains found in the wall of Heights home identified as home owner Mary Cerruti

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3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on May 29, 2017 · It's hard evidence that the type of spinal segmentation and numbering found in modern humans emerged 3.3 million years ago, the scientists say. The remarkable fossil was discovered in Ethiopia.

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A search team rescues Christy Perry, a 25-year-old Houston woman who had been reported missing, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Big Bend National Park.

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Houston woman who was reported missing at Big Bend National Park found alive, park officials say

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on November 17, 2023 · Christy Perry, 25, arrived at the park Nov. 9 and had been considered missing since that date, according to the National Park Service. She was transported to a hospital in Odessa after being found Friday.

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Houston-area developer reported missing in June under criminal investigation, accused of fraud and faking disappearance

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Posted on October 6, 2023 · One of two civil lawsuits filed this week against Brett Detamore and Detamore Development accuses the Houston-area resident of faking his own disappearance as part of a scheme to defraud investors.

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Heights community members worry that new development site may have unmarked children’s graves underneath

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Posted on July 13, 2023 · Olivewood is Houston’s oldest incorporated African American cemetery, having been established in 1875, just 10 years after emancipation.

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Rudy Farias’ mother banned from GoFundMe as some family question Houston police investigation

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Posted on July 10, 2023 · Janie Santana has kept a low profile since Farias was reported “found” outside a southeast Houston church on June 29.

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