As a detective, he assisted in the investigation. In 2008, Gonsoulin-Hastings worked with a private investigator in a last ditch effort to find her sister. As technology evolved, they also used the Internet to try to find her. The program's primary objective is to provide Texas law enforcement agencies with a process for investigating unsolved murders or what appear to be serial or linked criminal transactions. The killer had smashed in 81-year-old Fred Rogers head with a hammer, gouged out his eyes and removed his organs. "It is the curse of history, you know, sometimes we just won't know -- there's always these mysteries, Hemmis added. He had just left a strip club in Richmond Avenue when he was mowed down in his Bentley by assassins that had been waiting for him. She remained in the Bell County Jail on Friday, charged with capital murder by terroristic. Instead he was killed in a mob-style hit early in the morning on Oct. 21, 2013. Homicide investigators see the job of bringing these killers to justice as a solemn duty. Helping families with a missing loved one became Millers life work. The unit is tasked with following all leads and evidence in unsolved cold case investigations. Miller recalls being contacted by a mother whose teenage daughter had gone missing. [3], Among the items they found in the house were what they described as writings, audio tapes and "biological material" that they said may be connected to the McNelly and Stewart homicides. The city averages 200 killings a year: "A Chronicle review of homicide cases in Houston from 2009 through the first half of 2014 found at least 353 investigations that remain open Of the unsolved cases since 2009, only about 7 percent involved whites.". Roger Clemens makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, This is how astronauts see Houston, Texas Gulf from space with unaided eyes, Hiker captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of wildlife at Brazos Bend State Park, Here's what Lina Hidalgo carb-loads before a long run, Heres how you can watch 'Daisy Jones and the Six', Houston police ticket man for feeding homeless people, Harris County Library goes viral on TikTok, Texas Republican wants to ban access to abortion websites. At least 60 unsolved homicides involving young girls from the 1970s to the 1990s inspired. Cold Cases - San Antonio Anything anyone in the public knows, no matter how small they think it is, we really want them to come forward, because it may be very significant to us, Rennison said. The bodies were those of Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall and Eleanor Reinhardt Mills.