TX - Dana Magnuson, 62, found stabbed to death in her backyard, Houston, NW Harris County, 20 July 2024

[marybelle29]

Identity of woman found stabbed to death in backyard in NW Harris County released; suspect still on run​

HOUSTON – Harris County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the individual responsible for stabbing and killing a woman in northwest Harris County.
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Upon arrival, they found a 62-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times in the backyard. A man at the scene identified the victim as his mother.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post

Dana's Facebook profile

 

[Rita7]

OMG, one more horrific femicide case! And unfortunately, there are no updates yet. Hope LE know who the perp is, still keep info close to the vest.

 

[Inthedetails]

I'm not seeing any updates.

 

[marybelle29]

Yes, sadly I couldn't find any updates since the initial reporting of her murder one week ago. I haven't even seen the Sheriff’s Office indicate if there is a likely ongoing threat to the public, which often sheds light on whether LE believes it was a random vs domestic motivated crime. Nearby residents and neighbors are begging for an update in the comment section of the Sheriff’s Office post I linked above, but it seems to have been met with radio silence. Hopefully that means LE is on the right track and moving in on making an arrest soon.

 

[dalsglen]

Totally missed this post from the sheriff. 15yo arrested.

https://www.facebook.com/100044156303293/posts/pfbid02XbQnEcAkVQoqBVTERoGRqQCL61fAzY9D8B21aicEjSJeihCt7keNbkahBTLF47fol

 

[Knox]

According to HCSO, deputies responded to Magnuson's home, in the Hockley area of northwest Harris County, at about 7 p.m. Her body was found in the backyard shed, but investigators believe she was first attacked in her hot tub behind her house. There was a struggle, they believe, that moved from the hot tub to the house and then to the shed, where she was found.

Sources told ABC Houston affiliate KTRK that the teen told investigators he wanted to see what it was like to stab someone.

 

[Knox]

Harris County crime: 15-year-old charged with stabbing Hockley mother to death

62-year-old Dana Magnuson was found dead in the backyard of a home on Sunshine Meadow Drive in Hockley earlier this month.

www.fox26houston.com

Dana’s son is interviewed, sounds like he had a very close relationship with his Mom.

The 15 year old had helped Dana with yard work. So this wasn’t a random attack on a stranger, he knew her. Sounds like they may consider trying him as an adult.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

This is just another unbearable case of a younger male taking such advantage of an older female.

There have been a number of these lately ( look at the sad sad case of Roberta martin in rural VT)

Raises such caution for all of us.