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True crime cases in Houston

11case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 11 case files in Houston. By legal status, 2 marked ongoing and 9 marked solved.

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    1000 block of Red Haw Lane, Energy Corridor, Houston, Texas · 2019

    Killing of Alexis Sharkey

    Alexis Sharkey, a 26-year-old social media influencer, was found strangled near her Houston home in November 2020. Her husband, Thomas Sharkey, was identified by police as a suspect and died by suicide in October 2021 as officers arrived to arrest him.

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    Malibu Grand Prix, Houston, Texas · 1983

    1983 Malibu Grand Prix murders

    On July 1, 1983, three robbers fatally stabbed four workers — including an 18-year-old manager and two teenage brothers — at a Malibu Grand Prix amusement center in Houston, Texas, during a robbery that netted about $2,000.

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    Montrose neighborhood, Houston, Texas · 1991

    Murder of Paul Broussard

    Paul Broussard, a 27-year-old Houston banker, died after being beaten and stabbed by a group of ten youths from The Woodlands outside a Montrose nightclub in the early hours of July 4, 1991; delayed medical response and a lack of police urgency spurred major Houston gay-rights protests, and all ten attackers were ultimately convicted via plea bargains without trial.

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    Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas · 1977

    Killing of José Campos Torres

    José "Joe" Campos Torres, a 23-year-old Mexican-American Army veteran, was beaten by Houston Police Department officers after his arrest on May 5, 1977, and his body was found three days later in Buffalo Bayou. Two officers received only probation and a $1 fine at the state level, sparking outrage and the 1978 Moody Park Riot; three officers were later convicted federally of civil rights violations.

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    Northwest Harris County, Texas (apartment at 17710 Red Oak Dr #224) · 2007

    Murder of Tynesha Stewart

    Tynesha Stewart, a 19-year-old Texas A&M student, was murdered on March 15, 2007, by her 27-year-old former boyfriend Timothy Wayne Shepherd during her spring break visit home. Shepherd confessed after questioning, and was convicted in October 2008 and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

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Case files in Houston

The files run from 1959 to 2024. The 1990s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is Killing of José Campos Torres, from 1977.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (10), kidnapping and abduction cases (3) and domestic violence cases (2).

2 files of the 11 have coverage attached: 2 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 2 creators. Criminally Listed and Kendall Rae have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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How many case files in Houston are on Casepin?

11. By status: 2 ongoing and 9 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Killing of José Campos Torres, from 1977. Open the file

Which case in Houston has the most coverage?

Killing of Alexis Sharkey, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Houston?

Criminally Listed (1 case) and Kendall Rae (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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