TX - Denise Hough, 20, Fort Worth, 9 July 1980

[Jacqu777]

Report No: 80224293
Victim: Denise Lynn Hough, 20 year-old white female
Location: 3900 Freshfield Road
On July 9, 1980, patrol officers were dispatched to 3900 Freshfield Road. They found the body of Denise Hough at the bottom of the ravine. It was later determined that she had been strangled

Cold Cases

Connects to information here: I-35 Mysteries - Victims And Similarities

 

[BrownBear]

Information from an article on page 13A of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on July 14th, 1980.

• She was from Erie, PA, but was a "drifter" who regularly stayed with family and friends throughout several states.
• She had bright red hair and a tattoo of "Dougie" on her left forearm. Dougie was her childhood sweetheart.
• An aunt described her as a "very impulsive person" who usually traveled by hitchhiking.