Tbone144
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I decided to start a thread instead of just linking Laura Purchase’s threads with this info. As her info is in Texas Killing Fields I hope it’s the right spot for it.
Arrest made in 1983 cold case murder in Montgomery County
Arrest made in 1983 cold case murder in Montgomery County
Arrest made in 1983 cold case murder in Montgomery County
Arrest made in 1983 cold case murder in Montgomery County
.On March 17, 1983, a deputy who was patrolling in the 4000 block of Interstate 45 near League Line Road investigated a fire burning in a wooded area east of his location, according to a release.
In October 2019, investigators sent the DNA evidence for genealogy testing, which showed Thomas Elvin Darnell, a 75-year-old male from Kansas City, Kansas, as a potential suspect, according to a release. A DNA search warrant for Darnell was obtained as a result of the investigation, according to a release.
Montgomery County Cold Case Detectives went to Kansas on March 17, 38 years later to the day, and collected a known DNA sample from Darnell.
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