On September 28, 1999, Stephanie Borjan went to her parents residence at 3345 St. Louis. Gloria Hefele was found deceased in Buck-Samson Park. On November 17, 1983, Sandra Bush left her residence in her car. During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, detectives with the Fort Worth Police Department said they believe the assault and murder were random and that Walker and McCurley didn't know each other. On March 19, 1992, officers were dispatched to 6001 E. Berry Street. Mary and John Mitchell died as a result of blunt force trauma. We pray that his death doesnt mean an end to hope for the victims families or prevent police investigators from seeking DNA proof that could either clear him in these cases or confirm our suspicions. She had been strangled. Fort Worth police never gave up. She had been shot in the head. He had been stabbed. Eduardo Lopez was employed by Danals Food Store, which was located at 3900 Hemphill Street. Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett of the Fort Worth Police Department share more information about three cold case homicides in the area that they believe could be linked to Carla Walkers killer, Glen McCurley.Jan. They observed the body of Eddie Sanchez lying next to a guard rail at 4300 Brentwood Stair Road. Trina Lane had been reported missing by her mother on March 11. Report No: 95660124Victim: Jackie Myers, 32 years old The officers found the body of Lester Cole lying in the parking lot, in front of his 1978 Chevrolet El Camino. Four cases were concentrated not only in space, but they were concentrated between September and December of 84, all within a two-mile radius, Gary said. While he was sitting next to the bar, a hispanic male approached him and fired a gun. McCoy, blood running down his face, could not tell if Carla was pulled from the car, but knew she suddenly was not in the seat next to him. Peaceful., Were glad and happy, and I feel happy for our community, he said. It was a nice place to live for a young couple looking for a starter home or a retiree looking to downsize. The body of Trina Lane had been found floating in a creek at 3700 Cravens. Report No: 94402964Victim: Curtis Roberson, 24 years old His face had been sprayed with paint, and gang graffiti had been sprayed on his truck. Anyone with any information pertaining to the murders discussed should contact the Fort Worth Police Departments cold case unit at Now that this part of is finished, The Reporters Notebook is already working on its next project. Her co-workers reported that they had last seen her when she left the Matador Club on Camp Bowie the previous night. 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. I guess for what happened to that little girl.. On November 29, 1981, officers were dispatched to the residence at 3513 Stanley Avenue. She died as a result of a gunshot wound. So, a group of amateur sleuths wants to put their heads together to help find new leads. Texas company used a new forensic process to create a full DNA profile of the suspect from evidence pulled off the victim's clothing -- only partial profiles were obtained before. In December 2015, Fort Worth police arrested 58-year-old Melvin Linn Knox for the Aug. 7, 1973, shooting and stabbing death of Donald Bryan Rodgers, who was 14 at the time. Report No: 90635142Victim: Celestine Broadus, 27 year old black female 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. Two males walked up to them and, during the course of a robbery, shot both of them. Some of those kids dont have that in their lives, and I loved that about teaching. One of the complaints that really bothered him was the falsifying of attendance records. No, she allegedly said, right away. When Palazzolo saw minority students being allowed to do that, he felt it was a prime example of the bigotry of low expectations. "It's one thing to work toward a goal and it's another to achieve it and this was a huge goal. 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. He was in charge of the freshman class and freshman teachers, a great cadre of educators, in his view. Location: 4621 Miller Ave He died as a result of a gunshot wound. Someone may have a clue that is needed to bring closure to one of these unsolved crimes. The investigation revealed that she had left the club and was supposed to go visit a friend. Lorane Larkin was reported missing on August 25, 1980. Neighbors heard angry voices and witnessed a man shut the door to her apartment and leave in her car. In the first episode of still that aired in late January, the hosts discuss the murders out of chronological order. On February 4, 1967, a motorcyclist riding along the Trinity River found the body of Mildred May lying on the side of the levee. Though each of those murderers are now either dead or incarcerated, Karin added, police arent certain that all of the victims have been identified. I have tried to immerse myself in my family, neighbors, and ranch., And he has definitely immersed himself in the outdoor ranching world. Regardless, our pursuit of the truth has not come to an end.. 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. A Texas man has been indicted in a cold case involving the torture and murder of a 17-year-old girl 46 years ago. Detectives have solved a nearly half-century old cold murder case. Mr. Turner was found dead inside his residence by a friend who came to visit him often. Serial killers were evil. Report No: 93261548Victim: Robert Rodriguez, 32 years old Those in charge dont want bad publicity or the truth to come out. She had been shot several times. Location: 2100 Redbud Trail In September 2022, at the advice of his counsel at the time, Palazzolo applied for five different positions with Fort Worth ISD after more than a decade of being shut out of education. Even if its not true closure, its a sense of closure., The most challenging aspect of their podcast was finding someone who knew the victim. 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. He survived his injuries. He grappled with finding just the right words to describe her, then shook his head and said, Especially in regards to my case, I question her ethics, character, and morals.. She survived her injuries. I think that this man felt power by stealing the lives of beautiful women, Karin said. A witness reported that Michael Morgan had been talking to another male in the back yard. FORT WORTH, Texas - After nearly 40 years, a cold case has been solved.. Fort Worth police identified the man they believed killed an 11-year-old girl in June 1983. On January 21, 1991, officers were dispatched to a reported robbery at the Roslyn Shoes business, 5724 Locke Avenue. Catherine had last been seen two days earlier at her residence on Park Ridge St. Site by, N&D 3.1 // FWMFC, Spaceman & NTX Irish Festival. Location: 4300 Carey Host Gary Anderson is the voice of the podcast, while his wife Karin Anderson and her former colleague Kristine Hughes spearhead the investigation. 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. Months later, Hellers body was found nude in a pond on the TCU campus. Nobody paid attention to the fact that it didnt matter what race you were. Police believe the two were neighborhood friends, and Rodgers was found dead in the Knox's family home. The Fort Worth Police Department will be . There were no apparent signs of forced entry. She arrived at her fiancs apartment in Arlington around 6:30 p.m. on the eve of Valentines Day in 1985 and was expected to pick him up from the airport the following day. 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. Her body was found a few days later in a creek in southwest Dallas, stabbed to death. Manuel Soto died as a result of a gunshot wound. The podcast holds more interest than a mere retelling of each gruesome murder. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. An employee had found the body of Jerry Goodgion next to the loading dock. Location: 2306 E Berry St As she was leaving the store, she was shot and killed during an apparent robbery. DNA evidence recovered from clothing and a bra worn by Carla Walker the night she was abducted was sent to a private lab in The Woodlands. At first, he claimed he saved Carla from McCoy and the two had consensual sex. She had been strangled. Upon his release, he moved back to Fort Worth. Report No: 87161476Victim: Michael Myers 41 year-old white male He had been shot in the back. Patrol officers responded to the scene and found Mr. Myers in the apartment. Location: 1603 NE 28th Location: 3446 May The lab, Othram near Houston, uses advanced technology that can test tiny samples of DNA and come up with a full genetic profile of the suspect, said Othram's founder David Mittleman. 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. Sandra Bush, 21, left her southeast Fort Worth home at 6:45 p.m. without telling her family where she was going. Report No: 81392139Victim: Mary Garcia, 43 years old Wagner and Bennett worked tirelessly on Carlas case and utilized forensic genealogy and new DNA extraction technology to zero in on McCurley as Carlas killer. 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. On February 3, 1995, Ruth Kearns was found deceased near a lot behind a vacant house at 2700 E. Vickery Blvd. It was a district recruiter, and, as Palazzolo described it, she excitedly told him she would be able to put him to work. There is a way where you can track prisoners online, Gary said. It was later determined that he had been shot in the head. Location: 1829 S. Jennings Avenue Mr. Barraza then left the club. On October 29, 1983, Jesus Nanares was shot and killed while he sat in his car, which was parked in front of his residence: 1260 Park Place. She did not return to her residence, where she lived with her husband. Star-Telegram photo illustration of Melvin Knox. McCurley was arrested on Sept. 21, 2020, at his Fort Worth home. Using a new process, detectives said the company was able to develop, for the first time, in this case, a full DNA profile of a potential suspect. All rights reserved, cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century, Fort Worth Detectives Hope 45-Year-Old Letter Will Help Solve Carla Walker Murder Case. Location: 1826 May St Location: 1000 North Freeway . For three decades, various . Before leaving the newspaper industry, Karin and Hughes were former reporters for the Dallas Morning News. Over the last four decades, police said it appears McCurley had led a relatively normal life, was married and had two children. On May 14, 1993, Robert Rodriguez was at a bar located at 3446 May Street. On August 6, 1994, Felicita Olguin was found deceased in her residence: 1125 May Street. Carla was 17 years old when Glen McCurley kidnapped, raped and strangled her in 1974. Report No: 84518942Victim: Lacy Milton Hatchell, 31 years old In 2017, they discussed the possibility of working on a project together that would bring them back to their journalism roots. Police said Tuesday that McCurley is not Carla Walker was just 17 years old when she was abducted, held captive and eventually murdered. Her body was discovered months later in a field near her car. She died as a result of asphyxiation. She was a teacher at Stripling Middle School. Punch in their information and see where they are. He died as a result of a gunshot wound. 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. Sitting at our table at a South Fort Worth eatery, our cups of coffee long cold, our conversation wrapping up, Joe Palazzolo recalled photos of him that the Weekly took more than a decade . On June 18, 1995, the body of Patricia Apocada was found lying in the street in the 700 block of N.E. Location: 3404 Park Ridge That December, 21-year-old Angela Ewert stopped at a convenience store after leaving her fiancs house in southwest Fort Worth around 11 p.m. She headed east, but several miles down the road, she pulled over with a flat tire, which appeared to have been stabbed. Fort Worth Star-Telegram App Subscriptions Start a Subscription Customer Service eEdition . One of Fort Worth's most mysterious murders has apparently been solved. An employee from a local company reported the following: an older model, blue-in-color van was traveling westbound at 1700 E. Lancaster Avenue. Cold Cases - 2000 to 2009 Report No: 00495130 Victim: Concepcion "Connie" Romero, 76 year old hispanic female Location: 4440 Fletcher Ave On July 23, 2000, Conception Romero was found deceased in her west Fort Worth home. 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. Location: 3900 Freshfield Road On October 6, 1985, officers were dispatched to 1600 Ballinger. Eduardo Lopez was then shot and killed. Sometimes it takes eyes and interests other than the law enforcement to make connections. ", Jim Walker added his family was praying for the suspect's family and said that what happened to his sister was not their fault. It was later determined that she had been strangled. 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. She had been raped, beaten and strangled. Richard Garcia was shot and killed. Her vehicle was found at the Hunters Ridge Apartments, 4850 River Ranch Rd. Get email updates from the Fort Worth Police Department. An arrest has been made in a Fort Worth cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century.. Police said 77-year-old Glen Samuel McCurley was in custody Tuesday in connection with the 1974 . This murder was believed to have been drug-related. Her vehicle was found on October 7, 1984, at the West Cliff Manor Apartments, 3400 Dryden. I didnt beat her up and all that kind of crap., He told detectives he got scared that she would tell on me., Im guilty, he says in the interview. Report No: 80052595Victim: Mary Sorola, 37 years old Carla turned her face to me and I can visualize it and said, Rodney go get dad. Report No: 86005510Victim: Clyde Bond, 28 year-old black male One of the things that the task force was initially looking at was the strange coincidence of how so many of these victims, including some that were not among the seven, were involved in one way or another to the fashion modeling industry. 1992 Natasha Atchley White Female San Jacinto County Ranger Company A Re #: 160 1997 The officers observed Rodney Rogers critically injured, lying on a concrete slab. Police said during the initial investigation of Walker's death, Glen Samuel McCurley had been identified as a person of interest in 1974 because he owned a gun, a .22 Ruger, that matched a magazine found at the crime scene. Despite learning Campiglia's identity in 1992, her case remained cold, the sheriff's office said. His body was later found in the parking lot of the El Conejas Club at 1603 N.E. Location: 2900 Rosen It was later determined that he had been strangled. Location: 1100 W Northside Dr Location: 715 E 9th St She had been bound and strangled. Fort Worth's cold case police detective Jeff Bennett . March 1, 2023. 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. Bennett also created the FWPD Cold Case Support Group, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to solving Fort Worths unsolved murders. The Walker family plans to help families impacted by cold cases raise funding to send evidence to be tested. The DNA profile was eventually matched to a DNA sample police obtained from McCurley first from a McDonalds straw pulled from McCurleys trash and then from a direct DNA sample that McCurley consented to. Her family waited for answers for decades until DNA technology and a dogged police investigation led to the conviction of McCurley. On January 29, 1981, officers were dispatched to the Flea Market at 1815 E. Lancaster Avenue. The investigation revealed that Jackie Myers had met the suspect at an adult video store on the west side of Tarrant County. Trying to defame him, they levied inflammatory but spurious charges against him falsifying his initial application, violating district policy, creating a hostile work environment, violating the teachers code of ethics, and, worst of all, inappropriate touching of a student. McCurley was interviewed by police in the 1974 investigation of Carlas murder. The district desperately needs experienced administrators like Palazzolo, who is willing and has been waiting years to go back to work. Kaley Johnson is the Star-Telegrams Seeking Justice reporter. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Since 2015, the department has had one investigator assigned to review . 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 appeared that he struggled with the suspect(s). After incarceration, Brown was linked to additional murders. Hughes was around the same age of the victims and remembers living in Dallas during the murder spree. Palazzolo then realized this was the key to understanding what had happened in his past. I loved teaching. The subject who was driving the car crashed into the median at 3500 Macie and escaped on foot while being pursued by the police. As McCoy and Carla fell from the car, McCurley beat McCoy over the head with a .22 Ruger pistol. On Christmas morning, 12/25/1980, Leon Scott Springfield went to the residence of his ex-wife to bring toys for the children. I dont think our goal is to solve, because I think that would be arrogant, but just to shed light on it so that the families could get some kind of satisfaction from it, kind of a feeling of closure. What they ought to do if they lose again is what they should have done all along: pay Palazzolo what hes lost, give him his job back, and stop wasting taxpayer money on a petty political vendetta. 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. It was a natural transition from the military, in that 99% of what you do in the military is learn and teach others. NBC 5 learned on Tuesday that DNA evidence recovered from clothing and a bra worn by Walker on the night she was killed was sent to Othram, a private lab in The Woodlands which uncovers genetic identities "through DNA, rootless hair and decades-old bones." He had apparently been robbed, and his vehicle had been stolen. On June 3rd, 1984, Manuel Soto was inside the bar located at 1416 N. Main Street. The male directed the manager to the office, where the safe was located. On December 28, 1984, two persons delivering newspapers found Mr. Hatchell lying on the sidewalk, a few houses away from his residence. On July 22, 1994, Curtis Roberson was inside the Berry Street Detail Shop at 2306 E. Berry Street. As he recalled, Education was a natural fit for me. The Mayfair Street neighborhood in west Fort Worth was a blue-collar area in the 1980s. The podcast focuses on finding peace of mind for those affected by the violent crimes. Report No: 86542769Victim: Noel Trevino, 25 years old Mary Sorola died as a result of a gunshot wound. A housekeeper had entered one of the rooms and found the body of Thomas Morison in the room. The Fort Worth school districts cynical game of delay is intended to go on until Palazzolo either accepts a settlement or dies. Over the last four decades, police said it appears McCurley had led a relatively normal life, was married and had two children. She never showed up for work. Carla Walker (image. 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. The officers entered the residence and observed the bodies of John and Mary Mitchell inside the house. A fire was discovered in Catherines apartment after her vehicle was seen leaving her residence. Location: 1029 E Powell Ave On Sept. 4, 2020, police learned an item found in the trash matched the male DNA profile found on Walker's clothing. Sort All Cases By: Company Area | Male | Female | County | Year | Last Name Results: 13 Record (s) Found. She did not return to the room. Location: 2300 Cobb Street During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, detectives with the Fort Worth Police Department said they believe the assault and murder were random and that Walker and McCurley didnt know each other. It was later determined that she had been strangled. Gary was merely a year and a half away from graduating from Grand Prairie High School and attending the University of Texas at Arlington, where one of the victims was attending when she was murdered. An arrest has been made in a Fort Worth cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century. The district appealed that ruling, and now Palazzolo awaits a new, ordered trial because of an error in the courts charge to the jury in the first trial., Since then, the district has played a cynical and wastefully expensive game of delay thats included two unsuccessful appeals to the Texas Supreme Court and four unserious attempts at mediation. He described the way Carla always made him smile, and how the two started dating in high school. Fort Worth police make arrest in Walker cold case from 1974. It was born out of that, and it has just persisted for the last 30 to 40 years because of mainstream media, movies, TV shows, and books. Copyright 2020 Fort Worth Weekly, All Rights Reserved. I feel like, God put the right two detectives on the case. "It felt amazing. He was quickly charged with murder. They found the body of Michael Morgan lying in the front yard of the residence. On February 18, 1992, Ginger Ross was found deceased in the living room of her residence. nonprofits website at fwpdcoldcasesupport.org. Report No: 86087440Victim: Jane Doe Adult white female Report No: 86353704Victim: Jason Smith, 17 year-old white male If you have information on an unsolved homicide case or need assistance in this area, please contact Detective Leah Wagner at 817-392-4307, Detective John Galloway at 817-392-4336, or Detective Jeff Bennett at 817-392-4308. Send tips via email or Twitter. Two swabs were taken and sent to a lab for analysis. In 2018, a North Richland Hills resident who goes by Vincent Strange aired an episode about Carla on his podcast, Gone Cold. The episode inspired Dianne Kuykendall and Kathleen Barnett, friends of the Walker family, to pitch Carlas story to producers for Paul Holes the DNA of Murder detective. They could only identify the ones that they were able to link through DNA or confessions.. Two hispanic males entered the bar, demanded money, and shot Mary Sorola and her husband. On June 27, 1983, Julie Fuller was staying with her parents at a motel in the city of Arlington. Plus, during this time, he had to burn through his savings and cash in his state retirement. If I even considered taking the deal they offered me, my wife would tell me not to come home, he added with a laugh. Report No: 80411638Victim: Jerry Goodgion, 30 year-old white male Site by, N&D 3.1 // FWMFC, Spaceman & NTX Irish Festival. Some winesses heard some gunshots. Location: 6200 Baraboo Dr., Dallas Location: 3513 Stanley 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.. He also explained his wife was out of town and that he was not working the night of Feb. 16 or at any time on Feb. 17. McCurley pleaded guilty to the capital murder. 28th Street. Cold Cases - 1960 to 1969 Report No: 67-A-9 Victim: Mildred May Location: 1000 North Freeway On February 4, 1967, a motorcyclist riding along the Trinity River found the body of Mildred May lying on the side of the levee. A DNA profile was created and analyzed by Othram, a forensic genealogy lab based in a Houston suburb, and the Serological Research Institute out of Richmond, California. 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. Copyright 2020 Fort Worth Weekly, All Rights Reserved. He was a whistleblower who was letting the district know of real wrongdoing. Location: 1416 N Main St As he was entering his vehicle to leave, he was shot and killed. It was later determined that she died as a result of stab wounds. According to the investigative journalist, the physical characteristics of the victims widened across a spectrum, varying in hair color, height, and even race. Never. Fort Worth Police detectives Jeff Bennett and Leah Wagner were the primary . All rights reserved. It was later determined that she had been strangled. In 2009, Palazzolo was in the second year of his dream job as an assistant principal at Arlington Heights High School. Location: 200 Clinton I loved being an administrator and making a difference.. When I heard that, I asked Palazzolo how he has been able to persevere for more than a decade at his quest to regain his position and to get what is justly coming to him despite the districts stonewalling. Julie left the room to take some trash to a dumpster. 28th Street. It was later determined that the same firearm was used in both crimes. Location: 4344 E Lancaster Gloria Hefele lived with her husband in Waco, Texas. You are also in the ultimate diversity of the human experience. 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. On August 11, 1993, the remains of Angela Ewert were found in a rural area south of Fort Worth. The sixth victim who was analyzed was 15-year-old Sarah Kashka in late December of 1984. He has learned such new skills as how to grow hay and weld. Palazzolo: The kids know when you have low expectations. By dusting windows, they perversely and illegally made up for their absences. Location: 3600 Bellaire Dr They said there just wasn't enough evidence at the time to make a direct connection until now. Fort Worth police Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett also spoke with NBCs Dateline for the episode. Going through the Weeklys search engine, I found more than two dozen pieces over the years with such headlines as Its Official: Palazzolos Head Is on Johnsons Platter and Day Two: Joe Palazzolo V FWISD.. Despite all his efforts, he had not been able to go back to doing what he loved. All the dumpster-fire drama that went on in Fort Worth could not touch the reality of him being able to work with his hands. 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 told the Fort Worth detectives that he just got carried away when he strangled and killed Carla. The ones that are most closely linked were all in the southwest Fort Worth area, Karin said. They entered the apartment and found Kathryn fatally wounded. . 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