Cases · Near Houston
True crime cases near Houston
22 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Houston, spanning the 1920s to the 2020s — 3 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña.
Cases near Houston
SOLVEDMurder of Diane Maxwell
2000sHouston, Texas, United States
- SOLVED
1983 Malibu Grand Prix murders
1980sMalibu Grand Prix, Houston, Texas
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ONGOINGKilling of Takeoff
2020s810 Billiards & Bowling, GreenStreet development, Houston, Texas
SOLVEDKilling of José Campos Torres
1970sBuffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas
SOLVEDMurder of Paul Broussard
1990sMontrose neighborhood, Houston, Texas
SOLVED2002 East End murders
2000sEast End, Houston, Texas, United States
SOLVEDPoe Elementary School bombing
1950sEdgar Allan Poe Elementary School, Boulevard Oaks, Houston, Texas, United States
SOLVEDMurders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña
1990sT.C. Jester Park, Houston, Texas
ONGOINGKilling of Jocelyn Nungaray
2020sNorth Houston, Texas, United States
SOLVEDKilling of Alexis Sharkey
2010s1000 block of Red Haw Lane, Energy Corridor, Houston, Texas
SOLVEDMurder of Tynesha Stewart
2000sNorthwest Harris County, Texas (apartment at 17710 Red Oak Dr #224)
- SOLVED
Murder of David Lynn Harris
2000sFriendswood, Texas
SOLVEDMurder of Farah Fratta
1990sAtascocita, Texas, United States
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SOLVEDKilling of the Stay Family
2010sEnchanted Oaks subdivision, near Spring, Harris County, Texas
UNSOLVEDKilling of Michelle Garvey
1980sBaytown, Texas (body discovery site)
ONGOINGTexas Killing Fields
2010sCalder Road, League City, Texas
UNSOLVEDShooting of Liz Barraza
2010sTomball, Texas, USA
ONGOING2018 Santa Fe High School shooting
2010sSanta Fe High School, Santa Fe, Texas
UNSOLVEDLynching of Joe Winters
1920sConroe, Montgomery County, Texas
SOLVED2012 Waller killings
2010sWaller, Texas
SOLVED2023 Cleveland, Texas Shooting
2020sNorthwest of Cleveland, San Jacinto County, Texas
SOLVEDMurder of Riley Ann Sawyers
2000sGalveston Bay, Texas, United States
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