TX TX- Terri McAdams, 22, UTA student, engagement ring stolen, S.A. & beaten to death, @ home, 14 Feb. '85, *distinctive shoeprint & Major announcement*

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‘Major developments' in 1985 unsolved cold case murder of UTA student

The Arlington Police Department is set to announce Wednesday afternoon ‘major developments’ in a 1985 cold case involving the brutal murder of a UT-Arlington student.

www.nbcdfw.com

''At the time, detectives said McAdams’ engagement ring was taken during the attack.
Police alerted area pawn shops to the missing ring at the time.
Her alleged killer also left behind a distinctive shoeprint outside her home, according to police.''

Police to reveal major developments in 1985 cold case murder of UT Arlington student

Terri McAdams, a 22-year-old UT Arlington student, was found beaten to death inside her apartment on Valentine’s Day 1985. The case went cold, but police say DNA analysis found new leads.

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James Hartley, August 14, 2024
'Terri McAdams, a 22-year-old UT Arlington student, was found beaten to death inside her apartment on Valentine’s Day 1985. Investigators struggled to find her killer, but no arrests were made and the case went cold until now.
The Arlington Police Department and FBI said they will announce major developments today in the investigation of McAdams’ murder.'

''On Feb. 14, 1985, McAdams’ body was found in the apartment she shared with her fiance in the 2500 block of Walnut Hill Circle. She had been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted.''

 

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Terri McAdams Cold Case: After 39 years, police solve UT Arlington student's murder

Police finally know who beat a UT Arlington student to death and raped her in 1985. However, the killer won’t spend any time behind bars. Here's why.

www.fox4news.com

On Wednesday, Arlington Police announced that they had identified the murder suspect, Bernard Sharp.

 

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''The killer, Bernard Sharp, took his own life months after McAdams’ death, police said. He shot himself after killing his wife and her friend and critically wounding her cousin in Arlington on Nov. 3, 1985. Sharp apparently did not know McAdams and killed her at random, police said. His criminal history included sexual assaults of two other victims.''

Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article291028150.html#storylink=cpy

 

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Arlington police, FBI identify suspect in 40-year-old cold case using genealogy

The victim was found beaten to death inside her fiancé's apartment on Valentine's Day in 1985. Thanks to new technology, a suspect has finally been identified.

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It's sad she was so scared and then she ended up a victim. This thread has more on what was going on in the area at the time. TX - TX - Fort Worth; Mid-1980 abduction & murders; Serial killer research; 24 Mar 2021

 

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Aug 23, 2024
The victim was found beaten to death inside her fiancé's apartment on Valentine's Day in 1985. Thanks to new technology, a suspect has finally been identified.

 

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Aug 27, 2024
Nearly 40 years after 22-year-old Terri McAdams —a woman from Little Rock — was killed in Texas, investigators got the break they desperately needed. Here’s how the case was solved.