TX, Jessica Harris, 24, Williamson County, 2 August 1994

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August 2, 1994, Jessica Lee Harris, White Female, b. 10-25-69, Homicide​

On August 2nd 1994 a civilian contacted the Williamson County Sheriff's Office in reference to a body he found just off the roadway, approximately half of a mile north of Highway 2338 on County Road 245, near Georgetown Texas. Manner of death is Homicide.

Cold Cases | Williamson County, TX

A Cold Case is a homicide or missing persons case in which all investigative leads have been exhausted.

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Williamson County murder of Jessica Harris, family hopes for clues

"Raising her kids in south Austin, Joyce [Jessica's mother] says she remembers Jessica always smiling. But on August 2, 1994 at just 24, Jessica's life was cut short.

Joyce says she remembers very well the night before. "I hugged her and I said I'm making your favorite dinner. She liked pork chops."

After Jessica ate, a friend picked her up to go down to 6th Street for a night out. Jessica would not be seen alive again. Her body was found nearly 30 miles away dumped in Georgetown.

A person who lives nearby was checking on his property when he found Jessica's fully clothed body on the side of the road. She had been beaten and strangled to death. Joyce said her daughter's face was unrecognizable.

In 1994, Williamson County was much different. It wasn't the bustling home of Austin suburbs it has grown to be now. So authorities say it wasn't a surprise a killer would dump Jessica's body there.

More than two decades have passed, but Joyce says she has renewed hope. Williamson County authorities are keeping in close contact with her."