Thank you all for your love and compassion about wanting to help get this case solved! We need so much help and are at such a loss right now. We are all broken hearted, frustrated and downright pissed off that we cannot get any help or support to get this case and the evidence sent to Parabon and in the hands of CeeCee Moore. Garland and I believe Cheryls family as well have been in personal contact with her and she wants the case. She was recently interviewed and asked if there was any cold case out there that she wanted to get her hands on and Andy and Cheryls case was one of the top cases she wants. It is frustrating to also know that Paul Holes wanted to work this case and contacted Houston PD only to be turned away! Please keep sharing their case and contact anyone you can think that will help! I have personally written to Dr Phil 8 times to get his help on this case. I believe it is going to take a media firestorm for the Houston PD to have enough pressure on them to do the right thing and give Cheryl and Andy the justice they deserve.
Thanks so much from bottom of my heart and my family! Andy is my husbands cousin but they were more like brothers growing up! Our son, Tucker Andrew was named after Andy and we are amazed at how much he reminds us both of Andy. He and Cheryl were both loved so much. They were both young and beautiful and had their whole lives ahead of them. They were robbed and so were we. Our families have lived for 30 years with a huge hole in our hearts! We need Justice for Andy & Cheryl! It is beyond time for Houston Police to do the right thing and provide us with answers and the truth! Help us make that happen! I know Cheryls family
@mocity and I welcome the support and help! You can reach me here or course and by email at
angelatgodwin@gmail.com.
Thanks again from the bottom of my heart! I have worked behind the scenes with the evidence we have and have reviewed this composite sketch over and over and even reviewed it against names of people that were mentioned early on as persons of interest! I found some very compelling similarities and it makes me sick to my stomach to know that we could have answers bc as Paul Holes started and Cee Cee this is a solvable case! The families of a murdered child and family member should have rights to due process if they do not feel they are getting it with the current investigative team! I hope this is something to push for with Andy & Cheryls case taking the lead!
Thanks again!
Sorry, but this will be a long post.
I can't speak for everyone, but I want you to know that I'm happy to help anyway I can in my limited capacity.
First, with the risk of sounding harsh, I suggest you forget Dr. Phil. Why? Because IMO, Dr. Phil is in the business of exploiting people for ratings, period. This story is not finished, and I doubt Dr. Phil is willing to spend time and money in legal fees in order to get his story. That's why IMO, you haven't heard back from him. Setting aside that Dr. Phil is not a Dr. due to the fact that he lost his license to practice, if he was a real Dr. and really cared about people, he wouldn't have stormed the hospital that Brittney Spears occupied when she had her breakdown, offering to help her, then telling the entire world what her medical condition was. What Dr. would do that? He wanted the story to boost his ratings.
I do agree with the media firestorm, however, IMO, you'd have better results starting with a local news channel "investigative team", but, there are things that should be done first to cover all the bases.
You quoted my post regarding victim's rights. Not only are Cheryl's family "victims" but Andy's family is too. Article 56.021 states that close relatives are victims as well, so your husband should qualify as a "victim".
Art. 56.021. RIGHTS OF VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE, INDECENT ASSAULT, STALKING, OR TRAFFICKING. (a) In addition to the rights enumerated in Article 56.02, if the offense is a sexual assault, the victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the following rights within the criminal justice system:
(1) if requested, the right to a disclosure of information regarding any evidence that was collected during the investigation of the offense, unless disclosing the information would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of the offense, in which event the victim, guardian, or relative shall be informed of the estimated date on which that information is expected to be disclosed;
(2) if requested, the right to a disclosure of information regarding the status of any analysis being performed of any evidence that was collected during the investigation of the offense;
(3) if requested, the right to be notified:
(A) at the time a request is submitted to a crime laboratory to process and analyze any evidence that was collected during the investigation of the offense;
Please pay attention to ....
Subsection (1). By law, HPD is not required to disclose detailed information, however, they are required to inform the victims "the estimated date on which that information is expected to be disclosed." This means evidence, and in this case the evidence is the DNA.
Subsection (2) Very important. Subsection (3) (A).. Very important.
These are your rights under the law. These are not suggestions that the HPD can toss aside and only disclose if they feel like it, but here's the catch.
You must request these rights, and my suggestion is to request them in writing. You can draft this request and send to the lead detective in this case via Email, then call them and tell them , not the detectives but a watch commander in homicide (get his/her name) and tell them the email is sent. Then ask when you can expect a reply.
At this point in time, I'd suggest all communication is done in writing. That way, not only is it documented, but it will keep anyone from getting heated, and trust me, at this point I'd be heated. I'd be well beyond talking by now.
Step 2.
I'm not sure how long by law they have to respond to your email, however, if it's the same amount of time as a FOIA request, it's 10 days.
If you get no response, or get the run around, IMO you should contact the AG. This is very important.
Why? Because if this goes to the media, AG's are elected officials, and the last thing they want is to have the sun shining on them in a negative way. Explain in writing (then call) that the HPD is in violation of the law, and ask when this will be resolved.
Step 3. Contact the media. However, wait til you've done all the above first. That way, You've covered all the bases.
As I've stated in the past, I'm willing to help anyway I can, however, I can't do this part in regards to the requests. I am not a victim.
I am willing to help with a petition. I'm willing to contact the media for you and get the ball rolling there, if need be. I think we can get many signatures from this website alone, if allowed, however, I believe if the steps above are followed, there may be no need for that.
The goal is to get the DNA evidence out of the hands of HPD, and and into the hands of Parabon.
I can only imagine how frustrating this must be, but, don't give up. You may not know it, but you have many that are supporting you and your efforts.
Thank you for the post and the update.