A little girl was sexually assaulted and dumped on the side of a road. Almost two decades later, her rapist is now linked to two cold case murders as well.
ABC13 first brought you this story the day after Mother's Day in 2020, but now officials have confirmed the identity of the 24-year-old exchange student from Tanzania.
The murder of 66-year-old Melvin Walker, whose body had been found wrapped in a rug and plastic, had been a cold case until this year, officials said.
It's a case that's never been solved. Four years ago, a woman's severed head was found in a trash bag near Lake Houston. Now, new DNA testing may be the key to identifying her - and a new law could lead to even more Texas cold cases being reopened.
Investigators learned that a missing person report was not filed for John Glatzel when he was killed nearly 40 years ago, adding to what makes this a mysterious murder.
"A friend to the community was assassinated on these grounds, and even though he's missing, we think that his legacy lives on!," the bishop said.