That December, 21-year-old Angela Ewert stopped at a convenience store after leaving her fiancs house in southwest Fort Worth around 11 p.m. She headed east, but several miles down the road, she pulled over with a flat tire, which appeared to have been stabbed. Location: 1700 E Lancaster Ave Location: 4621 Miller Ave Cold Cases - 2000 to 2009 Report No: 00495130 Victim: Concepcion "Connie" Romero, 76 year old hispanic female Location: 4440 Fletcher Ave On July 23, 2000, Conception Romero was found deceased in her west Fort Worth home. She died as a result of a gunshot wound. Star-Telegram photo illustration of Melvin Knox. Location: 4700 Poppy Drive East Report No: 90635142Victim: Celestine Broadus, 27 year old black female He died as a result of a gunshot wound. It was later determined that she had been strangled. An advantage that these reporters have over the police is being able to step back and observe all of the evidence and information through an objective lens. McCoy said he later woke up to find Walker was gone and blood coming from his head. The bodies of several females had been found in and around Fort Worth. A man was arrested and charged in the 1974 killing of a Texas teenage girl after nearly 50 years of investigation and the advancement of DNA technology, police said Tuesday. His face had been sprayed with paint, and gang graffiti had been sprayed on his truck. When they checked in on him again on February 5, the journalists were shocked to discover that he had died the previous week. Two males walked up to them and, during the course of a robbery, shot both of them. She died as a result of blunt force trauma. This shows just how awful and wrongheaded this overly long vengeance crusade has been. Our law enforcers see death and evil everyday and sometimes that numbs them to actual or possible facts. Some males armed with guns entered the shop and, during the course of a robbery, shot and killed Curtis Roberson. On September 3, 1993, James Hargroves was found deceased inside a residence that he shared with two other persons. Location: 20700 Sunday Place DNA evidence recovered from clothing and a bra worn by Carla Walker the night she was abducted was sent to a private lab in The Woodlands. Homicide detectives said Tuesday they were thankful that after 46 years they were able to identify and arrest a suspect in the young woman's murder. Cindy Stone, Carlas sister, said at the time the reality of McCurleys guilty plea had not sunk in yet. On July 27, 1986, officers were dispatched to 715 East 9th Street, on a report that there was a person deceased at that location. Police said during the initial investigation of Walker's death, Glen Samuel McCurley had been identified as a person of interest in 1974 because he owned a gun, a .22 Ruger, that matched a magazine found at the crime scene. Gary recalls that the hardest connection made was with a sister of the victim. Gloria Hefele was found deceased in Buck-Samson Park. Donations can be made at the nonprofits website at fwpdcoldcasesupport.org. The seventh victim is Terri McAdams. Davis body was found less than seven miles from her apartment. Report No: 80327562Victim: Lorane Larkin, 50 years old The Fort Worth Police Department's backlog tops more than 1,000 open cold cases, according to a department records officer. Carla Walker (image. They just didnt get the attention from the FBI, so they didnt get the attention from Hollywood. One of the things that the task force was initially looking at was the strange coincidence of how so many of these victims, including some that were not among the seven, were involved in one way or another to the fashion modeling industry. On February 25, 1994, James McVey was found deceased in the parking lot of a warehouse at 6201 Dowdell. On October 1, 1991, the body of Kevin Hood was found on the side of a road near Lake Arlington. He had apparently been robbed, and his vehicle had been stolen. Two swabs were taken and sent to a lab for analysis. The it is his decade-plus-long battle with the Fort Worth school district to regain his job, from which he believes he was unjustly fired. The male directed the manager to the office, where the safe was located. The van and its occupants fled the scene. Months later, Hellers body was found nude in a pond on the TCU campus. North Texas' Black high school football coaches are making history. Her death was ruled a homicide. She was found the next day in the driveway of the vacant residence at 3604 Lipscomb. The front passenger door of the van opened and Sylvia Hynes was apparently pushed out of the vehicle, and fell on to the pavement. Palazzolo then realized this was the key to understanding what had happened in his past. Location: Rural area in south Tarrant County The investigation revealed that she might have been strangled. They found the body of Carol Preslar in the apartment. They entered the residence and found Zita Rogers deceased in the residence. The Walker family plans to help families impacted by cold cases raise funding to send evidence to be tested. That changed on Aug. 24, the day after Tarrant County prosecutors showed footage of McCurleys interview with detectives Wagner and Bennett, in which he confessed to killing the 17-year-old. The judge sentenced him immediately and the trial ended. It was born out of that, and it has just persisted for the last 30 to 40 years because of mainstream media, movies, TV shows, and books. Location: 1600 Ballinger She had been shot in the chest. It was later determined that she had been strangled. All rights reserved. An arrest has been made in a Fort Worth cold case that went unsolved for nearly half a century. It was later determined that the same firearm was used in both crimes. South Oak Cliff, Duncanville and DeSoto high schools all 2022 state champions, in the same county, led by three Black men. One of the males in the car began arguing with one of the males outside the house. The Fort Worth Police Department will be . Two hispanic males entered the bar, demanded money, and shot Mary Sorola and her husband. When they tried to stop him to question him, he ran but was apprehended and arrested after a fierce struggle. I took advantage of her, I guess, McCurley said during the interview. I should say every community because evil seems to be everywhere. Mary Glasscock owned the Emporium Antiques business located at 4709 Bryce. In September 1984, 23-year-old Catherine Davis returned to her apartment in southwest Fort Worth around midnight. He died as a result of a gunshot wound. We believe throughout the course of our podcasts and our investigation that its very likely that one man committed at least seven of the murders, Gary said. This is a resolution that's been prayed for by many people for years now. When he entered the residence he found the victim deceased on the living room floor. It was later determined that he had been shot in the head. In the 1980s they owned a Rock and Roll club on the south side of Fort Worth. We tracked where he was living at the time in relation to where the victims were taken, and he had ties to every single one of their locations in one way or another, Karin said. Location: 1829 S. Jennings Avenue "It felt amazing. Mary and John Mitchell died as a result of blunt force trauma. On July 7, 2020, investigators collected trash from a bin in front of McCurley's residence and items from that bin were sent for analysis. More than 35 years later, Gary said, the victims families and friends are still waiting for answers, still waiting for justice, still waiting for peace.. The occupants of the Dodge Coronet car returned to the scene. In 2010, Palazzolos case angered many and not just those close to him. Get email updates from the Fort Worth Police Department. Three journalists have teamed together to analyze the abduction and murder of seven young women in the mid-1980s. The district has already spent millions of dollars fighting him. On September 19, 1983, officers were dispatched to the residence at 4825 Mayfair. She had been strangled. He died as a result of a gunshot wound. This female has not been identified. Location: 2204 Hurley Ave On September 30, 1984, Catherine Davis was reported missing by a friend. Report No: 87161476Victim: Michael Myers 41 year-old white male Those in charge dont want bad publicity or the truth to come out. Here, Palazzolo paused and noted that over the past few years he had been trying to put all this out of his mind. Potentially, the district could end up paying him upwards of $4 million, which would include $1 million in back pay, plus interest, and $250,000 in damages. He also told the courtroom in detail about the seconds that changed his life when Carla was kidnapped right in front of him. On that years evaluation, he received Exceeds Expectations, and his principal, Neta Alexander, had recommended him for a promotion to be a principal at Metro Opportunity High School. A Texas man has been indicted in a cold case involving the torture and murder of a 17-year-old girl 46 years ago. She resided on Sanders Drive in Fort Worth. Location: 1214 S Jennings Ave On Feb. 16, 1974, McCoy and Carla attended the Western Hills High School Valentines Day Dance a night that should have been a quintessential teenage memory. . She had been strangled. Fort Worth police Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett also spoke with NBCs Dateline for the episode. Location: 1603 NE 28th Location: 1815 E Lancaster Ave Her enemy was not the wrongdoing Palazzolo had uncovered but the man who had, in his capacity as the schools diversity representative, exposed its failings for them to be solved. I did call the police and they never checked out what I told them. The magazine was one of the few pieces of evidence police had to go on at the time, and they tracked sales of Rugers in the area. Homicide detectives said Tuesday that though McCurley was investigated and named a person of interest in 1974, the investigation into developing him as a suspect was taken as it could be in 1974 with the technology available at that time. He had been stabbed several times. It seems they tried to destroy his reputation. Location: 2700 E Vickery Blvd Location: 2001 Aden Rd I loved being an administrator and making a difference.. Some of those kids dont have that in their lives, and I loved that about teaching. The district has gone to the Texas Supreme Court twice and lost both times. There was no social media, so news wasnt immediately distributed. On November 14, 1981, the driver of a two-tone Dodge Coronet car struck Mary Garcias car and fled the scene. Later, he said he feels that through her PAC (Political Action Committee), Needham is still intimately involved with Fort Worth ISD and its elections, calling the present school board president, Tobi Jackson, a minion of Needhams. At the time, he and the teachers coming forward were assured by both the superintendent at the time, Melody Johnson, and the districts diversity representative, Sharon Herrera, that there would be no retaliation. It was later determined that he died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. He survived his injuries. Police said she had been beaten, raped, strangled and tortured alive for two days after her disappearance. A person had called the police after finding the body of Michael Myers lying inside the business. She majored in investigative reporting at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has a passion for bringing readers in-depth, complex stories on injustices. He had to switch to working retail, which he likes but describes as just a job. That DNA profile was then used to narrow the search to three brothers with the last name McCurley. Location: 200 Clinton The episode airs at 8 p.m. Central time. Report No: 93261548Victim: Robert Rodriguez, 32 years old Location: 6125 Bianca Circle As Palazzolo told the Weeklyin 2014, the district has allegedly paid out millions in legal fees all with taxpayer money.. The ones that are most closely linked were all in the southwest Fort Worth area, Karin said. He was a whistleblower who was letting the district know of real wrongdoing. Her co-workers reported that they had last seen her when she left the Matador Club on Camp Bowie the previous night. He was in charge of the freshman class and freshman teachers, a great cadre of educators, in his view. On May 29, 1994, a hispanic male entered the store, armed with a handgun. Of course, since we dont own insect drones to allow us to spy on other peoples conversations, well never know exactly how the formerly excited recruiter finally learned that Palazzolo is, as far as Fort Worth ISD is concerned, completely unwelcome. Despite learning Campiglia's identity in 1992, her case remained cold, the sheriff's office said. Carlas boyfriend at the time of her murder, Rodney McCoy, forensic genealogy and new DNA extraction technology. Just hours later, her home was engulfed in flames. A warrant for capital murder was then obtained and McCurley was taken into custody without incident. A listener who grew up in North Texas called in after hearing the podcast and explained why a lot of the young women at that time were not familiar with or precautioned about the serial killings. Her 1985 Ford Mustang was missing. They refer to themselves collectively as The Reporters Notebook. Wagner and Bennett worked tirelessly on Carlas case and utilized forensic genealogy and new DNA extraction technology to zero in on McCurley as Carlas killer. John and Mary Mitchell lived alone at the residence. Report No: 92145495Victim: Trina Lane, 23 year-old black female Those were the last words I heard from Carla.. Location: 200 Handley-Ederville Rd We looked at the patterns of this particular man and compare them to these crimes, but I dont want to say that we were the first person to say we think he committed these crimes. Copyright 2020 Fort Worth Weekly, All Rights Reserved. Fort Worth's cold case police detective Jeff Bennett . On November 22, 1991, Richard Garcia was at a party that was being held at the residence at 1826 May Street. Location: 2100 E. Richmond Ave Suddenly, the passenger door yanked open. As she was leaving the store, she was shot and killed during an apparent robbery. I guess for what happened to that little girl.. The city of Fort Worth has more than 900 cold cases and currently just one detective assigned to work them. Location: 1826 May St On August 17, 1983, Mary Till went out on a date. On October 29, 1983, Jesus Nanares was shot and killed while he sat in his car, which was parked in front of his residence: 1260 Park Place. Palazzolo feels this new information makes it clear that he was blacklisted from education all this time because Fort Worth had mislabeled him as resigned, not to be rehired. Asked to respond to Palazzolos charges, district spokesperson Claudia Garibay said in an email that due to ongoing litigation we are unable to comment on this matter at this time.. She survived her injuries. She had been strangled. She had been strangled. On September 27, 1980, Lorane Larkin was found deceased behind a vacant shopping center at 4800 E. Berry St. She died as a result of blunt force trauma. Report No: 86542769Victim: Noel Trevino, 25 years old Thirty-one years after the unsolved slaying of Lecia McGee, a key figure emerged. Fort Worth Cold Cases: Becky Martin, Angela Ewart, and Christy Towers Detectives Leah Wagner and Jeff Bennett of the Fort Worth Police Department share more information about three cold. On December 28, 1984, two persons delivering newspapers found Mr. Hatchell lying on the sidewalk, a few houses away from his residence. Mary Sorola died as a result of a gunshot wound. The officers entered the residence and found Clyde Bond fatally wounded. He was a counselor and minister to Fort Worth area homeless people. When they looked inside the purses, officials found the womans ID, so they went to her apartment. Five months after her killer was sentenced in a Fort Worth courtroom, Carla Walkers story will be featured on an episode of NBCs Dateline on Friday night. 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