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Mistaken Identity

Two James Burtons: one man gets a DWI, the other loses his license

  • May 13

Another Alysa Liu loses Instagram for sharing Olympic skater's name

  • Mar 13

Man killed in jealous rage after shooter knocked at wrong door

  • Dec 10, 2025

Man charged in 2021 murder surrenders in Webb Coounty, records show

  • Oct 22, 2025

Harris Co. mother and son sentenced in 2021 mistaken identity murder

  • Oct 1, 2025

Man discovers he was switched at birth after sister takes DNA test

  • Apr 9, 2025

Only on 13: Case of mistaken identity leads to 2-year legal headache

  • Dec 17, 2024

College student mistaken by US Marshals for man linked to fugitive

  • Dec 10, 2024

Latest Videos

4:10

'This isn't me': Man linked to brother's criminal history for 20 years

  • Jun 24
3:34

One man gets a DWI, the other loses his license: the surreal story of two James Burtons

  • May 13
2:52

Harris County mother and son sentenced in 2021 mistaken identity murder, father remains a fugitive

  • Oct 1, 2025
2:55

Fort Bend Co. college student held at gunpoint, mistaken by US Marshals for man linked to fugitive

  • Dec 10, 2024
2:44

Only on 13: Case of mistaken identity leads Houston woman on legal and financial goose-chase

  • Nov 23, 2024
2:15

Armed woman shot by deputies in her apartment after being mistaken for intruder in NE Harris Co.

  • Feb 4, 2024
1:54

Body cam video released after woman mistaken for burglar, shot by HCSO deputies, officials say

  • Feb 11, 2024
3:02

Woman allegedly shot 7 times by deputies was mistaken for intruder

  • Feb 7, 2024

Latest Stories

Houston man getting little answers to fix birth certificate with 'Infant' as first name

Christopher Barnett didn't know his birth certificate had "Infant" as his first name until after college. Now, with a child of his own on the way, the need to fix it grows, but he says he's feeling stuck.

  • Feb 24, 2024

Body cam video released after woman mistaken for burglar, shot by HCSO deputies, officials say

The Harris County Sheriff's Office released body cam video nearly a week after deputies allegedly shot a woman, mistaking her for an intruder, after she forgot her keys and broke the glass to get into the Cloverleaf area apartment.

  • Feb 10, 2024

Wild video shows moment 2 HCSO deputies shoot a 'dozen' times at woman's home in E. Harris County

The Harris County deputies were responding to a burglary call when they heard what they thought was another break-in. The situation led them to fire 17 times at a woman who had broken her window after forgetting her keys.

  • Feb 7, 2024

Armed woman shot by deputies in her apartment after being mistaken for intruder in NE Harris Co.

Investigators later determined that the injured woman was a resident who broke into her own window with another woman because they didn't have the apartment key.

  • Feb 4, 2024

Authorities seek help in search of suspect accused in man's 2021 murder: 'Luis Argueta is a coward'

"He is allowing his wife, son, and brother-in-law to face murder charges for a case he was very, very much involved in," an investigator said in a case believed to be based on mistaken identity.

  • Nov 10, 2023