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The Evidence Room, Episode 39-The Texas Killing Fields, Part 4
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 39-The Texas Killing Fields, Part 4He has been under suspicion for four decades, yet never charged. Clyde Hedrick remains a suspect in the so-called “Killing Fields” murders, but maintains his innocence.
The Evidence Room, Episode 38 - The Texas Killing Fields, Part 3
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 38 - The Texas Killing Fields, Part 3In 1985, 29-year-old Ellen Rae Beason's body was discovered near the Galveston causeway, but it wasn't until nearly three decades later that her murderer was caught.
The Evidence Room, Episode 37- The Texas Killing Fields, ‘Who killed our girls?’
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 37- The Texas Killing Fields, ‘Who killed our girls?’A few mysteries are as chilling and unresolved as the Texas Killing Fields. KPRC 2 docu-series 'The Evidence Room' - The Texas Killing Fields.
The Evidence Room, Episode 36 - The Texas Killing Fields, Part 1
Read full article: The Evidence Room, Episode 36 - The Texas Killing Fields, Part 1In our four-part episode of KPRC 2 Investigates nationally recognized show ‘The Evidence Room,’ we examine the lives of four women and the work their families have done to find justice.
Arrest made after Cleveland Middle School shooting threat
Read full article: Arrest made after Cleveland Middle School shooting threatCleveland ISD confirmed that a shooting threat at Cleveland Middle School on September 9 was investigated and found to be unsubstantiated, but an arrest was made as a precaution.
WATCH LIVE: Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller speaks on 40th anniversary of daughter’s disappearance
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller speaks on 40th anniversary of daughter’s disappearanceTim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, invites the public to a remembrance ceremony on Sept. 10, marking 40 years since the disappearance of his daughter Laura Miller.
Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategy
Read full article: Colin Allred responds to comparisons with Beto O’Rourke’s campaign, defends his strategyAllred has run a more traditional campaign in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, focusing on targeted ads and moderate policy.
Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Read full article: Watch a discussion with the staff of The Bulwark at the 2024 Texas Tribune FestivalIn a conversation starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, four of the digital news organization’s sharpest minds will discuss the politics of 2024 and beyond.
Texas EquuSearch finds remains believed to be Kimberly Langwell after 25 years
Read full article: Texas EquuSearch finds remains believed to be Kimberly Langwell after 25 yearsAuthorities have discovered human remains believed to be those of Kimberly Langwell, who disappeared in 1999 after visiting her ex-boyfriend Terry Rose in Beaumont, Texas.
From their headquarters in Dickinson to the world, Texas EquuSearch brings closure for grieving families
Read full article: From their headquarters in Dickinson to the world, Texas EquuSearch brings closure for grieving familiesIt is the afternoon at Texas EquuSearch headquarters in Dickinson, Texas. Volunteers gather after a morning doing what they do best. “Today, we literally just got off of a search with Galveston County Sheriff’s Department in an apparent homicide case," said Texas EquuSearch Founder & CEO Tim Miller. Founded in August 2000, for almost as long, Texas Equusearch has been helping reunite families with missing loved ones. Miller knows what families are going through. His daughter Laura went missing in 1984 and it was 17 months before police accidently found her body.
Lazy river pools don’t have specific inspection requirements in Houston, KPRC 2 learns after hotel drowning death
Read full article: Lazy river pools don’t have specific inspection requirements in Houston, KPRC 2 learns after hotel drowning deathThe City of Houston has five permitted lazy river-style pools, including at the northwest Houston DoubleTree by Hilton hotel where a young girl was tragically killed over the weekend.
‘It’s almost unbelievable’: Texas EquuSearch Tim Miller describes moments of recovering girl’s body wedged in pool
Read full article: ‘It’s almost unbelievable’: Texas EquuSearch Tim Miller describes moments of recovering girl’s body wedged in poolTexas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller describes the horrific moments him and his search team found the body of a missing 8-year-old Houston girl who drowned after getting stuck in a pool pipe at a Houston hotel.
How law enforcement, community members can cope after helping search for Audrii Cunningham
Read full article: How law enforcement, community members can cope after helping search for Audrii CunninghamThe search and outcome of 11-year old Audrii Cunningham’s case has been heartbreaking for family, friends and the community but it can also have a lasting impact on the emergency responders and volunteers who spent days trying to find her.
Texas EquuSearch founder wants tight supervision kept on man considered suspect in ‘Killing Fields’ murders
Read full article: Texas EquuSearch founder wants tight supervision kept on man considered suspect in ‘Killing Fields’ murdersA man considered a suspect in the so-called ‘Killing Fields’ murders is facing a review of his parole conditions, according to Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady and Texas EquuSearch founder, Tim Miller. Clyde Hedrick was paroled from prison in 2021, sent to live at halfway house and placed under the state’s highest level of supervision known as the Super Intensive Supervision Program (SISP).
Texas EquuSearch heads to Alabama awaiting guilty plea from suspect accused in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance
Read full article: Texas EquuSearch heads to Alabama awaiting guilty plea from suspect accused in Natalee Holloway’s disappearanceMembers of Texas EquuSearch, including founder Tim Miller are headed to Alabama this week to show support to the family of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in 2005.
Vigil planned to honor memories of ‘Killing Fields’ victims, push for more answers
Read full article: Vigil planned to honor memories of ‘Killing Fields’ victims, push for more answersOn Oct. 7, 1983, Heidi Villarreal Fye disappeared. Her body was found the following April in an area off Calder Road in League City. The area would later be known as “The Killing Fields.”
Mother whose daughter went missing in 2010 hopeful for return after discovery of Rudy Farias
Read full article: Mother whose daughter went missing in 2010 hopeful for return after discovery of Rudy FariasThe discovery and homecoming of Rudy Farias are ones that one Houston mother, Jo Ann Lowitzer, views with bittersweetness.
Rudy Farias update: Teen who went missing 8 years ago in north Houston found in ‘bad shape’
Read full article: Rudy Farias update: Teen who went missing 8 years ago in north Houston found in ‘bad shape’A teen who went missing nearly eight years ago from north Houston has been found safe, the Texas Center for the Missing announced Saturday.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says family members of 26-year-old found dead in Houston Ship Channel ‘deserve more information’
Read full article: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee says family members of 26-year-old found dead in Houston Ship Channel ‘deserve more information’Houston police are investigating after a man’s body was found floating on water at Houston’s Ship Channel on Friday.
Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit plan
Read full article: Minnesota town drops Texas-style anti-abortion lawsuit planA Minnesota town has backed away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers, including organizations that provide abortion drugs by mail, after the state attorney general warned that the plan was unconstitutional.
Body found along Brays Bayou during search for missing 28-year-old father, Texas EquuSearch says
Read full article: Body found along Brays Bayou during search for missing 28-year-old father, Texas EquuSearch saysA body has been found during the search for a 28-year-old father who’s been reported as missing on Nov. 11, according to Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch.
Search continues for missing 2-year-old daughter of woman allegedly strangled to death by common-law husband
Read full article: Search continues for missing 2-year-old daughter of woman allegedly strangled to death by common-law husbandThe search for a missing and endangered 2-year-old in Pasadena stretched into a second day.
‘It doesn’t look good’: Foul play suspected in disappearance of 2-year-old child of man accused in common-law wife’s choking death: HPD
Read full article: ‘It doesn’t look good’: Foul play suspected in disappearance of 2-year-old child of man accused in common-law wife’s choking death: HPDHouston police and Texas Equusearch are searching for a missing 2-year-old child who is the daughter of the man accused of choking his common-law wife to death on Tuesday.
Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, wins $24M civil judgment in daughter’s murder
Read full article: Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, wins $24M civil judgment in daughter’s murderTim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, won a default judgment in his 2014 wrongful death lawsuit filed against Clyde Edwin Hedrick. Galveston County judge Lonnie Cox granted Miller’s motion for default judgment on Monday and awarded him $21,020,000 in damages.
Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former president
Read full article: Trump's GOP: Party further tightens tie to former presidentParty leaders at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting this past week left no doubt that the GOP is choosing to serve Donald Trump and his political interests before the next presidential election.
Search continues for Ashley Guillory, woman missing for nearly 2 weeks
Read full article: Search continues for Ashley Guillory, woman missing for nearly 2 weeksOn what otherwise would be a happy occasion and birthday celebration for Ashley Guillory and her family, instead crews with Texas EquuSearch were back out Friday morning and afternoon looking for her.
Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller to be discharged from hospital after undergoing 2 procedures
Read full article: Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller to be discharged from hospital after undergoing 2 proceduresTexas EquuSearch founder and director Tim Miller is in the hospital for a serious health condition that needed immediate attention, according to his organization’s Facebook page.
Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, discusses the death of 6-year-old Samuel Olson
Read full article: Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, discusses the death of 6-year-old Samuel OlsonTim Miller, the founder of Texas Equusearch, shared his thoughts regarding the death of 6-year-old Samuel Olson.
Vehicle found during search for missing mother in Missouri City not connected to her case, authorities say
Read full article: Vehicle found during search for missing mother in Missouri City not connected to her case, authorities sayThe search for missing mom Erica Hernandez continues in Missouri City on Thursday.
Body of central Texas student recovered after deadly boat crash on Colorado River
Read full article: Body of central Texas student recovered after deadly boat crash on Colorado RiverThe body of Jacob Langley, the central Texas student who went missing in the Colorado River near Matagorda on Saturday, was discovered Monday evening, according to Tim Miller with Texas Equusearch.
Video shows missing mother of 3 outside sister-in-law’s house night before disappearance
Read full article: Video shows missing mother of 3 outside sister-in-law’s house night before disappearanceRing video shows a missing mother of three’s last moments the night before her disappearance. Now, a $1,000 reward has been donated in hopes of getting new information on her whereabouts and what happened the night she was last seen.
Nearly 4 decades after her murder, founder of Texas EquuSearch says final goodbye to daughter
Read full article: Nearly 4 decades after her murder, founder of Texas EquuSearch says final goodbye to daughterOlivet Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson, Tim Miller buried his daughter’s remains for the third time since her murder in 1984. Then at the end of 2019, Miller said was told more of his daughter’s remains were found stashed in a box at the ME’s office. Laura’s murder is the reason Tim Miller founded Texas EquuSearch, an organization that has saved countless lives around the world. “It was time to say goodbye, it was time to say goodbye. It was very, very difficult carrying that little casket, but it’s time to say goodbye,” Miller said.
Texas EquuSearch founder to drop lawsuit against Galveston County
Read full article: Texas EquuSearch founder to drop lawsuit against Galveston CountyTim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, tells KPRC2 he is dropping his lawsuit against Galveston County. Miller filed suit against the county in May. The lawsuit came after yet another decades old mix-up with his daughter’s remains was discovered. Miller first sued Galveston County in 1997 when Laura’s body was exhumed and it was discovered not all of her remains had been buried. Miller said he then received a October 2019 from the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office, notifying him human remains were found in a file box bearing the case number for Laura’s murder.
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
Read full article: Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as bothPresident Donald Trump's campaign is struggling to define California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly announced running mate for Democratic rival Joe Biden. Like Biden, Harris has staked out relatively moderate stances over the course of her career on issues such as health care and law enforcement. That's complicating the Trump campaign's crude efforts to depict the Democratic ticket as out of step with the country. A radical leftist who is causing a revolt among Bernie voters. Harris ran her own campaign for the Democratic nomination as a relative moderate in the field.
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both
Read full article: Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as bothThe most radical pick for vice president ever but too moderate to energize the Democratic base. President Donald Trump's campaign is struggling to define Sen. Kamala Harris, Democrat Joe Biden's newly announced running mate. Do they attempt to fire up their own base and scare off moderates by painting Biden and Harris as radical socialists? Or do they aim to depress enthusiasm among the Democratic base by arguing Biden and Harris are opportunistic and insufficiently liberal? Harris, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary in December, ran her own race as a relative moderate in the field.
Complaint: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort Hood
Read full article: Complaint: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort HoodArmy investigators believe Guillen, a Texas soldier missing since April, was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier's family said Thursday. Human remains were found Tuesday near the Leon River in Bell County, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Fort Hood, in the search for Guillen. The criminal complaint released later Thursday said the civilian arrested in connection to the Guillen case is Cecily Aguilar, 22, of Killeen, Texas, near Fort Hood. From their text conversations, Mayra Guillen said she believed her sister was afraid during her time at Fort Hood. Guillen was last seen April 22 in a parking lot at Fort Hood.
‘We will not rest': Missing Fort Hood soldier’s family believes remains are hers
Read full article: ‘We will not rest': Missing Fort Hood soldier’s family believes remains are hersVanessa Guillen, who is assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, was last seen on April 22 in the parking lot of her regimental engineer squadron headquarters. Speaking in Washington, Guillen’s family said they believe those remains are hers. Posted by KPRC2 / Click2Houston on Wednesday, July 1, 2020“Everything points to it,” said Mayra Guillen, Vanessa Guillen’s sister. Lupe Guillen, Vanessa Guillen’s other sister, said her sister did not deserve to be treated this way while serving her country. Lupe Guillen accused leaders at Fort Hood of dismissing sexual harassment and sexual assault claims as a joke.
Search resumes for missing Fort Hood soldier as family calls for congressional investigation
Read full article: Search resumes for missing Fort Hood soldier as family calls for congressional investigationTexas EquuSearch will focus on an undisclosed patch of rural property in Bell County Saturday. The group is searching for Houstonian and soldier, Vanessa Guillen, who has been missing since April 22. We don’t know how many people could possibly be involved,” Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller said. Miller plans to drive to the Fort Hood area Friday night and meet with a team of about two dozen. Mayra said that she planned on being with Texas EquuSearch in Bell County this weekend.
Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boost
Read full article: Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boostIn this June 11, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about "Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing," at Gateway Church Dallas in Dallas. Trump has asserted without evidence that expanded mail-in voting will lead to the greatest Rigged Election in history. Trump, who often attempts to shift the nation's focus to immigration when forced to defend himself on other fronts, said Friday he would renew his legal effort. His immigration push is risky, even for someone who has built his political career on defying conventional wisdom. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh says, Conservative judges were a huge issue in 2016 and will be again this November."
Search suspended for 20-year-old Crosby firefighter thrown from Jeep into water over Galveston Causeway Sunday
Read full article: Search suspended for 20-year-old Crosby firefighter thrown from Jeep into water over Galveston Causeway SundayHOUSTON – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for a 20-year-old Crosby Fire Department firefighter on Monday night. "We have suspended the search pending any additional information,” wrote Captain Jason Smith, sector Houston-Galveston commanding officer. “I just hope they find him and that he’s OK.”Tim Miller, with Texas EquuSearch, is aiding in the rescue and recovery effort. According to Miller, if need be, Texas EquuSearch will bring in a helicopter on Tuesday to search from above. If you have any information about Zavala’s whereabouts, you’re asked to call the Galveston Police Department at (409) 765-3702 or Texas EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500.
GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with Trump
Read full article: GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with TrumpRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis, facing a competitive North Carolina reelection contest, is looking forward to campaigning" with Trump, Tillis' spokesperson said. GOP Sen. Steve Daines tweeted, Montana cant wait to have you back, Mr. President! after Trump promised to help him battle a strong Democratic challenger. Republican candidates are hostages, said Trump critic Tim Miller, an aide to past GOP presidential contenders including Jeb Bush. Anyone who wants to win in November should be running with the president, said Trump campaign spokesperson Erin Perrine. In the House, Democrats hope to use allegiance to Trump that GOP candidates touted in primaries against them in general elections.
Investigation sheds new light on decades-old mix up of ‘Killing Fields’ victims’ remains
Read full article: Investigation sheds new light on decades-old mix up of ‘Killing Fields’ victims’ remainsLEAGUE CITY, Texas – Founder of Texas EqquSearch, Tim Miller is suing Galveston County for the second time over the handling of his daughter, Laura’s remains. Barnhart said partially because Cook went unidentified for decades and partially because DNA testing was not routine in the 90s. League City police then combed through decades of old reports and autopsies to determine that the unidentified remains belonged to Cook. League City police said the ME’s file on Cook showed her fingernails were clipped and saved as possible evidence. Yet, League City officials said their records show no indication that the clippings were ever given to police and are not stored with their department.
Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, sues Galveston County over daughter’s remains
Read full article: Tim Miller, founder of Texas EquuSearch, sues Galveston County over daughter’s remainsFor the second time, Tim Miller is suing Galveston County over the handling of his daughter’s remains. Miller exhumed his daughter’s remains and then reburied her after receiving what he thought was the remainder of her body. Miller settled the first lawsuit in 2000 with the former Galveston County Medical Examiner, Dr. W.E. Then came the call more of Laura’s remains may still be at the ME’s Office. “They’re giving us silly arguments; trying to pretend like they have no responsibility for something by an official of Galveston County,” said Buzbee.
Sunday Conversations: 5 things to know about Tim Miller
Read full article: Sunday Conversations: 5 things to know about Tim MillerHere are five things to know about Texas EquuSearch and its founder Tim Miller:Sixteen years after his daughter vanished, Tim Miller founded Texas EquuSearch. Texas EquuSearch has been involved in searches in approximately 42 states as well as other countries. Nearly 240 missing persons’ remains have been found. Tim Miller has received the prominent “Point of Light” award from President George H.W. VIDEO: Sunday Conversations full interview with Tim Miller
Good Samaritan missing after alleged drunk driver plows into crash scene
Read full article: Good Samaritan missing after alleged drunk driver plows into crash sceneFORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Authorities continue to search for a good Samaritan who was helping a crash victim, then possibly went over a bridge and into a river when an alleged drunk driver plowed into the accident scene. Crews from Texas EquuSearch resumed their search early Tuesday morning, following an extended search Monday night. The wreck occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday on the Grand Parkway northbound on the Brazos River. Texas EquuSearch, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office and local fire departments are searching the river by boat and helicopter. Tim Miller with Texas Equusearch said high water levels and debris in the water were making the search more difficult.