She was also found wearing a white blouse with a black and white checkered trim and "Classic Wear" printed on the left pocket, a pair of blue jeans, a pair of white tube socks, a pair of white 'Aerobixx-Traxx' brand hi-top sneakers, and a white 'Sergio Valente Quartz' brand watch with a blue plastic band. Fifty-two-years-old, suspects are leaving us, he said. Investigators deemed the infant's death a homicide, as it was found that she had been born alive. Get the day's top news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, List of unidentified murder victims in the United States, "Cold Cases Go Online, with Respect for Victims", "Is Bobby French the Last Unidentified Victim of Serial Killer Dean Corll? There is no word yet on whether charges will be filed in the murder case. Five members of the Arrellano family, including two children, were murdered in 1968. "Back in '68, I think with the information they had, probably they looked at a hate crime as the motive. Over the last few months, several cities Sea Turtle Inc. hosting Saturday beach cleanup. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:List of unidentified murder victims in Texas. [19], On August 12, 1985, the body of a Hispanic female aged between 16 and 35 was found inside a vacant store. Sells said in his 2010 interview: I know people got their doubts, They say theres no physical evidence tying me to Dardeens, but there wasnt for any of them because they wasnt looking for me. A few days after the body was recovered, a skull was discovered in the same area. It wasnt expected to be a difficult journey. Sells was put to death in 2014, and nobody has ever been charged with the murders of the Dardeen family. [36] She was estimated to be between 17 and 30 years old, was approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 111 pounds. The attendant couldnt identify any of them as the man he saw. He's now about 42 years old, married, a father, and working in the financial industry. Under HB 8, crime labs must test kits within 90 days, and agencies are prohibited from destroying rape kits related to a case that has sat unsolved for up to 40 years. [20], On March 26, 1986, a black woman was shot multiple times and left near a railroad. 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Investigators believe he had been killed elsewhere and deposited at the location. Someone from Elaines past, her stalker, or someone she refused had killed their family. Keith worked at a treatment plant and Elaine worked at an office supply store in Mount Vernon. The couple had other relatives in Texas, and their car carried Texas license plates and election stickers promoting a relative running for sheriff in Zavala County. Some were recently submitted for DNA testing that wasnt available in the late 1960s and early 70s. A memorial stands today near the Dry Devils River Bridge, the only reminder of the horrors that happened along the roadway. An alleged suspect identified as Robert Evans Jr was arrested and remains in custody on a murder charge with a $500,000 bond. Investigators were bound to find the motive behind the murders. DRPD, along with the following agencies: Val Verde County Sheriffs Office Investigators, Department of Public Safety CID Agents, Homeland Security Investigation Agents and Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in the arrest of Aldo Esquivel at his residence. He had short, curly, brown hair. The cause of death was strangulation, which may have been done with pantyhose. The attendant couldn't identify any of them as the man he saw. Three alarm fire forces elders from their four-story apartment building, Wear the Gown: Avoiding dehydration which can have devastating effects, Near 90 Wednesday, chance for severe weather later in the week | FORECAST, 'I was devastated': Portland woman who abandoned car during snowstorm shocked by $787 bill from tow company. And the description the boy gave to authorities, wasnt too unusual in this rural county. If we could find the person that DNA fits, then we will probably have a person that either killed those people or was present, said Don Letsinger, since 1987 the sheriff in Edwards County, where the killings took place. Investigators believe she had been murdered. [29], The skeletal remains of a male between the ages of 27 and 38 were found on October 3, 1988, in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, near an RV park. Why are we still having these debates? Leticia died two days later. When asked how Elaines body was positioned, he answered that incorrectly, before finally guessing the position correctly. He gave a kind of description about a tall cowboy, with a cowboy hat and high top boots with his pants inside his boots, said Letsinger. A mile-long stretch of U.S. Highway 277 became a killing field, with family members shot, stabbed, raped and robbed. He was given the nickname "Rebel Ray" after the wording on the hat. The man was estimated to be between 17 and 30 years old, was between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighed between 145 and 175 pounds. But thanks to an anonymous tip that reinvigorated the stalled Arellano investigation, a Texas Ranger assigned the case now believes authorities are close to cracking it. Few cold cases, however, compare to these two grisly incidences of murder that occurred almost 100 years apart. The cases of unidentified victims within this article are those of individuals discovered in Texas. Anyone with information. Investigators could not find a conclusive cause of death. So was her brother, Manuel Jr., also shot in the head and stabbed. Long said Manuel Jr. wasnt sure what to make of authorities contacting him decades after he lost his family. Volkmann said the Arrellano family, Father Manuel, his wife Monica, and his sister Rosa, were traveling from Mexico with the couples three children. Along with Arellano, 25, was his wife, Monica, 25; their children, Manuel Jr., 5, Leticia, 2 1/2, Eduardo, 15 months; and Arellano's sister, Rosa Elia, 19. The veteran law enforcement officers said the crime scene photos of children shot in the head is hard to forget. Elaine and Peter had been bound and gagged with duct tape, and both of them had been beaten so severely that Elaine, who was pregnant at the time, went into labor and delivered a girl, but the killer or killers took no mercy on the newborn either and killed the newborn too. But this was one of the century. One time they had asked him, was he an American? He goes, No, we didn't get any ice cream. So, he just didn't understand what they were talking about, said Volkmann. The woman identified as Amanda Riojas, 27, was declared dead at the Hospital. Cause of death was not determined, but is believed to be a homicide, as she was found with her hands bound behind her back. Commander Robert Caples said Marez agreed to talk to police about Salmon's murder. On January 19, 2022, at about 6:00 pm, Victor Garcia was taken into custody at the Del Rio Police Department. A ranch hand discovered the carnage -- Arellanos body was found near a water trough, inside a barbed wire fence line not far from Highway 277. Arellano fixed the flat, but had another a few miles farther north. We will never know whether Tommy Sells was involved in the murder of the Dardeen family or he was trying to avoid the death penalty by confessing to crimes he had not committed and taking advantage of the judicial systems gratitude. They found the bodies of Elaine, her 2-year-old son, Peter, and the newborn baby, all lying in a single bed. Three miles down Hwy. The necklace was found on the body and the shoes were nearby but none of her clothing was located. The victim's body was likely exposed due to changes with water levels on the beach. Her hair was black and curly, approximately twenty inches long. The waitress who spoke to her claimed the girl told her she was from the Aransas Pass/Rockport area but no missing persons were reported in that area around the time of her death. He had received multiple stab wounds, both his hands had been removed and he had received extensive trauma to the face. He was estimated to be between 25 and 40 years old, was approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighed between 140 and 150 pounds. The family lived at 33 Del Rio Dr., a Colonial-style home in the Evans Farm neighborhood in Brighton. Sexual assault was secondary, thirdly would have been theft," said Long, referring to the rape of at least one of the women. She was found wearing a pair of Shades brand designer blue jeans, a tan Wrangler brand long sleeve T-shirt, and a pair of white panties. He died between a month and a year before, as a result of homicidal violence. A man driving a pick-up truck reportedly drove the father and son back to where their car was, and little details are known to what exactly happened after that. So was her brother, Manuel Jr., also shot in the head and stabbed. A pair of athletic shoes and an unfired .32 caliber cartridge were also found with the body. He gave statements, but nothing matched the evidence. After the man was killed, it appeared that he was tied to two cinder blocks with an electrical cord and then deposited in the lake. The case remains under investigation by the Del Rio Police Department. Examination revealed that she had had a large amount of dental work as well as a previous open heart surgery. This thing needs to be solved, said Volkmann. [21], An African American adult, 20 to 30 years old, who was likely a trans woman or a drag queen, was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital when found unresponsive on July 10, 1986, in Houston, Harris County, Texas near Texas Southern University. Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez said 23-year-old Ernesto Alejandro Olguin was taken into custody as he was trying to leave town Sunday night off Highway 90 on the way to Bracketville. In 1986, Keith purchased a trailer after completing the training required for his job as a treatment plant operator. Long said the attacker or attackers may have killed again. Volkmann served as a police officer in San Antonio for over 30 years, and when he took a job in Edwards County, the case was just handed over from the Texas Rangers. So far, he has gone multiple rounds of DNA extraction and sequencing, with unusable results. There were over fourteen hundred murders in Texas in 2017. She was estimated to be between 15 and 22 years old, was 4 feet 11 inches tall, and weighed between 78 and 95 pounds. arrested at his residence located at the Villas De Val Verde, also for the offense of Capital Murder, In all, five people died in what remains Texas' The decedent was dressed in pink pants, a gray shirt, and a black belt with spikes. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. On January 19, 2022, at about 6:00 pm, Victor Garcia was taken into custody at the Del Rio Police Department. Investigators said Salmon was stabbed to death in his front yard in 2001, adding that the defendant in the case, Luis Carlos Marez, is currently serving a sentence Rangers tracked down the ranch hand who found the bodies, but he had nothing new to add. He was estimated to be between 20 and 35 years old, was approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighed between 130 and 140 pounds. He was found wearing a longs sleeve button-up shirt with a white and blue pattern, Levi brand jeans, white tube socks with red and blue stripes, brown Wellington boots, a necklace made of white puka shells and large black beads, and a silver Snoopy medallion. x. The .22-caliber murder weapon never was found. [18], On May 13, 1983, the decomposing remains of a young white female were discovered by a group of schoolchildren in a wooded area behind a 76 truck stop on US Route 59 in New Caney, Texas. That's how it stayed until 1999, when a caller told the Texas Department of Public Safety he knew the identity of the killer. While he answered some details correctly, those details could have easily been picked from the media. "But I can tell you this: In 1998, law enforcement wasn't even in the ball park. That's the only person to get a description from that was still alive, said Letsinger. 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Brooks Long, who is responsible for a four-county area of vast West Texas. The Dardeen family did not feel safe staying in the area as it had been becoming increasingly violent. Esquivel is the 11th of 12 defendants convicted in this RICO conspiracy to be sentenced. He was found wearing a blue polo shirt with an Exxon logo on the sleeve, blue jeans, a brown/black belt with a silver buckle, and blue sneakers. DRPD detectives executed a search warrant at this persons residence located at the Villas de Val Verde at 1725 FM 2523 in Del Rio, TX. Brooks Long, who is responsible for a four-county area of vast West Texas. NEWS County Constable Pct. It had been worked to exhaustion, he said. Among them is one that occurred two months after the Arellano family slayings in 1968, when a vacationing family of six was killed in a Michigan cabin. EDWARDS COUNTY, Texas For any law enforcement officer, there are cases that are hard to forget. DRPD detectives applied for arrest warrants for the offense of Capital Murder on the following suspects: Aldo Esquivel, 18-years-old, and Victor Garcia, 17-years old. [22][23] The DNA Doe Project was asked to assist with identifying the body in January, 2020. | Initially he was skeptical. Based on information from a Sonora service station attendant who repaired the tire for the family, police distributed a sketch of a possible suspect _ a tall, sandy-haired man in his 30s, wearing a straw cowboy hat, who was accompanying them. [39] The victim wore black pants, socks and shoes as well as a white bra, panties and a pullover. [45], On December 12, 2002, a survey crew discovered seven garbage bags full of various body parts in a construction site in Irving, Texas. Other distinctive details regarding this decedent include two sets of distinctive earrings she had worn which contained beads and shells, a tattoo of the letter 'V' on her upper left arm, and a scar resulting from her gallbladder being removed. Investigators believe that the skull belonged to the unidentified woman, however when DNA testing was done on the skull in 2015, it was determined that it belonged to a different person. I think you have a robbery that kind of gets out of hand that leads to murder and sexual assault.. He was found wearing a pair of blue Levi brand jeans, a brown short sleeve sports style shirt with a tag having the name "Wilson" written on it, and an earring of unknown description. 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He had a tattoo on his arm of the letters "RYA" inside a heart with an arrow through it, possibly representing a significant other or a family member. [47]. Investigators suspect he may have resided in the nearby caravan park or was possibly employed as a handyman. Login; Del I dont understand why anyone would want to kill an 18 month old babymuch less shoot 2 other young children, said Volkmann. 9 of the Most Bizarre Unsolved Mysteries in Texas - Wide Open Starr County Special Crimes Unit announced it began investigating cold cases last year, including the 20-year-old unsolved murder of 45-year-old Dario Salmon. The RICO offenses were committed in Uvalde, Eagle Pass and Del Rio, Texas, and the surrounding area. Its the oldest unsolved mass murder, said Volkmann. In all, five people died in what remains Texas' oldest unsolved mass slaying. Long-lost ship found at the bottom of Lake Huron, confirming story of tragic collision, TikTok to set default daily time limit of up to 60 minutes for minors, Jaguars, narcos, illegal loggers: One mans battle to save a jungle and Maya ruins. VAL VERDE COUNTY, Texas Val Verde County Authorities caught up with the man they are calling a person of interest in the murder of a Del Rio mother. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. According to sources, the young woman was mother to five children. Othram Inc. was contacted in June 2021, to help identify the infant. She was estimated to be between the ages of 14 and 18 years old with brown hair and brown or hazel eyes. A total of 30 detectives worked full-time on the case, interviewing 100 people but nothing proved to be helpful. Several people were brought in for questioning. DRPD Detectives interviewed this individual who provided some insight in the investigation and named two suspects who were allegedly involved in the shooting on San Juan Street in Del Rio. They were excited to welcome another child and had decided to name it either Ian or Casey, depending on whether it was a boy or a girl. The Dardeen Family murders were considered too brutal to be reported on daytime television. I moved. He apparently had given the family a ride 30 miles north to the service station before heading back with them to where the car was stranded. And then decades later, Volkmann thought he had another strong lead. Crime Person of interest in murder of Del Rio mother now in custody, authorities say The Val Verde County Sheriff's office says 23-year-old Ernesto Alejandro The lead investigator at the time, Ranger A.Y. He was estimated to be about 30 years old and was approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall. They were beaten with a baseball bat, it was a birthday gift from Keith to Peter earlier that year. Cause of death was believed to be due to the dismemberment. On May 3, 1946, the Phantom Killer struck for the last time, killing 37-year-old Virgil Starks and his 36-year-old wife, Katie Starks, in their Arkansas farmhouse. Inside Keiths trailer, police found a small amount of marijuana but never found conclusive evidence that they were a drug dealer. She had died between one year and a decade prior to the discovery. Elaine suffered a blow on the right top of her head that fractured her skull and 2-year-old Peter suffered numerous abrasions and contusions, his skull was also fractured.. She had claimed to a waitress that she was 19 but the waitress did not believe her. The woman, along with her boyfriend, has never been identified. A sketch could still be made of the victim based on the incomplete skull, and DNA Phenotyping may be able to provide a digital likeness of the girl. He wore a motorcyclist's jacket and a white and gray striped shirt, along with corduroy jeans, loafers, and a belt with a multi-colored buckle. The children were nearer their father, in the rocks and shrubs usually occupied by goats, snakes and armadillos. Harlingen, Texas (KVEO)-Murders that go unsolved are classified as cold cases. Amazingly, Leticia, shot twice between the eyes, was alive. The Dardeen family consisted of Russell Keith Dardeen, 29, his wife Rudy Elaine Dardeen, 30, and their 2-year-old son, Peter. Detectives traced the caller and eventually dismissed him as an unreliable source, but the tip renewed interest in the case. She had long, dark brown hair. Five people died in what remains Texas oldest unsolved mass slaying. Residual pink/red nail polish was found on her hands, and there was evidence that she was a nail-biter. The Sheriffs Office is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of Victor Garcia, a suspect in a capital murder case. El caso sigue siendo investigado por el Departamento de Polica de Del Rio. They wanted to move somewhere safer for their children. By daybreak, though, the family was dead. was involved but did not participate in the fatal shooting of the child. The .22-caliber murder weapon never was found. The car was found about eight miles south of the bodies, still with a flat tire. She was estimated to be between 16 and 26 years old, was 5 feet 2 inches tall, and weighed 135 pounds. In most of these cases, the murders remain unsolved. Cash and jewelry were equally accessible in another room. Four days later, the man's head was discovered at the same location. Example video title will go here for this video. It was April 16, 1968, when the Arellano family piled into the blue four-door 1958 Buick Special for a 190-mile drive to San Angelo from Villa de Fuente, just inside the Mexican border south of Piedras Negras, to visit a relative who had just given birth. He may have gone by the street name, "New York Billy". The man was estimated to be between 20 and 30 years old, was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighed 128 pounds. What happened next has baffled authorities for almost 40 years. "Experience is, definitely you don't do this and stop," he said. They went to California and got his DNA, it did not match anything that was in the evidence.. Several people were brought in for questioning. It's a new season for cotton farmers in the Rio Grande Valley, but its already not looking good. In most murder cases, a body is discovered. Hidden in the tall grass, they found a five-year-old boy in a pool of blood, authorities later learned he had been shot and stabbed. He said its something he takes home with him at night. However, there is no strong theory, that gives the motive behind the brutal killing of the Dardeen family. Deformities were also present on the feet. Investigators believe that her body was stored in a closet for a few years before moving the body to the location. She was between 18 and 25, standing 5 feet, 11 inches tall. Resndiz apparently killed seventeen others. It was all kinds of people saying, we think this is who it is, but nothing ever came of it, said Letsinger. And get information about All of Del Rios events delivered directly to your inbox! The oldest unsolved cold case on the Texas Department of Public Safety website is the brutal beating and shooting murder of a 17-year-old in Sonora, Texas. She continued pressuring the authorities to try solving the murders of her son and his family, she gathered more than 3000 signatures in an attempt to get The Oprah Winfrey Show to telecast a segment on the murders, but the producers turned her down, saying the crime was too brutal for the daytime television. He also had three tattoos: one on his upper left arm of a cross inside of a heart, one on his left forearm that read "PEACE", and one on his upper right arm that read "BB". Romeo Sanchez, was accused of stabbing the victim to death while fighting with the victim inside of the bar. This March marked the sixth anniversary of Magnolia resident Danielle Sleepers unsolved disappearance in 2015. Manuel Jr. survived, but underwent multiple brain surgeries. The killings are among more than 900 mass slayings in the 20th century, and several remain This week's weather is raising the chance of Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023: Warm and Sunny, temps in the 90s. The Del Rio Police Department is asking the public for assistance in the arrest of Victor Garcia. A witness transported the woman to the hospital after being shot outside a local convenience store. The children were nearer their father, in the rocks and shrubs usually occupied by goats, snakes and armadillos. He had been shot and his genitals were mutilated. The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office in the primary department investigating this unsolved crime. This page was last edited on 10 October 2021, at 23:52. [15], A young man and woman who were found in January 1981. He didnt have a spare, so somebody picked him up and took him to Sonora, said Volkmann. Keiths mother discarded his claims and said Keith was far too protective of his family to do such a thing. Including murder victims and individuals whose death is via natural causes or accident, approximately 40,000 decedents remain unidentified in the United States.[1]. Joeann said later that I think someone wanted Keith to sell drugs, and he refused. Several years later in 1997, she said, or theres a possibility someone like Elaine, and she would not accept his advances and he took out his rage on both of them We just dont know., The murder of the Dardeen family was so brutal that some believed that it have been a work of a cult trying to appease the Devil, but no symbols related to a ritual were found in the trailer. Plainview teen preparing to take Houston Rodeo entertainment stage with Plainview 8-year-old places 5th at state free throw contest, New Public Works Director named for City of Plainview, High winds, lots of dirt cause havoc across Plainview, Sam Elliott award winner for male actor in "1883". [37], Approximately eight to ten hours after her death, a Hispanic female was located on Westheimer Street, in Houston, Harris County, Texas on December 29, 1989. A pair of work eyeglasses with smoky-gray frames were also found near the body. And as difficult as finding whos responsible might be after 50 years, Volkmann said he still wants to find justice for the only survivor of this vicious crime, and the family left behind. After I was able to meet him in person, I think he realized we were for real.". He had black straight hair, and light brown skin. Henry Lee Lucas claimed to have been responsible for the murder, however his confession is not considered to be plausible. Although one of the investigators spoke Spanish to the little boy, Volkmann still believes a language barrier may have misled investigators on other leads. [10], A forensic examination of the remains of this decedent, in addition to the circumstantial fact that he was buried between two identified victims of Dean Corll (killed in August 1971 and July 1972), indicated that he was most likely murdered in either 1971 or 1972. 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