HOUSTON – A western shirt, fingernail clippings - missing remains. They are just some of the seemingly small clues that could have closed dozens of murders in the now-infamous ‘Texas Killing Fields’ cases.
Instead, they became roadblocks in the investigation.
“That’s frustrating as a family,” says Shirley Love, sister-in-law of victim Audrey Cook. “It’s not going to bring her back, but just for somebody to pay for what they did.”
Cook, Heide Villareal Fye, Donna Prudhomme, and Laura Miller were among at least 30 people found dead over the years in the same marshy stretch off I-45 between Harris and Galveston counties - the perfect place for killing someone and getting away with it.
Wednesday, in an all-new episode of the KPRC 2 Investigates true crime docuseries ‘The Evidence Room’ we’re taking you inside the cases that have haunted our collective memory for 40 years to reveal the stumbling blocks that kept their families from getting closure.
And, for the first time, you’ll hear from a man who remains a prime suspect in the killings in exclusive on-camera interview.
‘The Texas Killing Fields’ continues Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. exclusively on the KPRC 2+ livestream.
‘The Evidence Room’ is now in its sixth season.
The original true crime docuseries produced by KPRC 2 Investigates received national honors from the 44th Annual Telly Awards in 2023. The Telly Awards honors “innovative, inclusive, and disruptive work that breaks through the static.”
You can watch new episodes of ‘The Evidence Room’ Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. on KPRC 2+. You can also catch up on past seasons here.
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- Search for the KPRC 2+ app on your smart TV or streaming device - including Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Google TV.
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- Watch at Click2Houston.com/watchlive.
- Look for the KPRC 2+ livestream in the “Watch Live” section of the Click2Houston news app.