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TX - Terri 'Missy' Bevers, 45, killed in church/suspect in SWAT gear, Midlothian, 18 Apr 2016 #47
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It is fbi data not a report and it can be found on murderdata.org. The caveats are that you have to dig through lots of data and even then it is technically circumstantial since she is only identified by age and gender and (crucially) by county.
To be fully satisfied, a skeptic would not only need to go through murderdata's database but also eliminate any other unsolved murder of a 45 year old white female in Ellis, Tx that month to their personal criteria for satisfaction
There was exactly 1 murder of a female in Ellis County TX in 2016. You only have to know year of death, county, and gender to find MB's info isolated from all other cases at murderdata.org (which has the FBI data). If you want to further verify it's her, you can enter her age, and of course it's still the same info.
The murderdata.org website steers you to seeing the results in chart form, and is clunky to navigate when you want to just see the raw data in text form. But it's there somewhere. Or it can be sussed out on the chart by a patient process of elimination using trial-and-error.
The very same data can be found on the FBI website (which is even harder to navigate, sad to say).
"Handgun-pistol, revolver, etc" is the cause of death given, on both sites. Not listed as a cause of this death are "Blunt object - hammer, club, etc" nor "Knife or cutting instrument" nor "Personal weapons, including beating" or any of the other options - it was just a handgun death.
While that does not tell us with certainty that those other things did not happen, it does tell us they were not the cause of death.
If there were MORE puncture wounds in addition to the death-causing ones, LE has not told us that. They have danced around the subject, frankly. In the PC that 1st day, they avoided a question on whether she was shot, and declined to talk about cause of death. In subsequent PC's they declined to talk on how she was killed. They more or less said "we will tell you later" but never did. Even to today, 6 years later.
There was a tad more info in the SWs, which are available eventually to the public under open records requests, but not easily seen or known to the public. On the day of the murder, the very earliest search warrant was the one for Missy’s truck, and it said she died “from a head wound.” In an early SW (day 2) which would have been after the autopsy, we find the wording that speaks of puncture wounds ("multiple puncture wounds found on her head and chest"), but other SWs did not have any reference to wounds in any way, or cause of death. Clearly LE has wanted to keep to themselves how MB died, and if we didn't have the FBI info, we would not know that the "puncture" wounds were caused by handgun.
While the info he provided was at times kinda sketch, the one-time "verified insider" we had commenting on this case told us that the family debated on whether to have an open casket funeral, because wounds from her death were not an issue. That further hints that her killing did NOT have a beating or mauling or violent overkill that mangled her in some way, in addition to the gunshots.
The simplest way to satisfy the wording of "multiple puncture wounds found on her head and chest" is a few bullet holes, and technically "multiple" could be as few as 2, with one to the head and another to the chest. At this point, only LE (and the family, presumably) knows how much more there was than that, if any.
The murderdata.org website steers you to seeing the results in chart form, and is clunky to navigate when you want to just see the raw data in text form. But it's there somewhere. Or it can be sussed out on the chart by a patient process of elimination using trial-and-error.
The very same data can be found on the FBI website (which is even harder to navigate, sad to say).
"Handgun-pistol, revolver, etc" is the cause of death given, on both sites. Not listed as a cause of this death are "Blunt object - hammer, club, etc" nor "Knife or cutting instrument" nor "Personal weapons, including beating" or any of the other options - it was just a handgun death.
While that does not tell us with certainty that those other things did not happen, it does tell us they were not the cause of death.
If there were MORE puncture wounds in addition to the death-causing ones, LE has not told us that. They have danced around the subject, frankly. In the PC that 1st day, they avoided a question on whether she was shot, and declined to talk about cause of death. In subsequent PC's they declined to talk on how she was killed. They more or less said "we will tell you later" but never did. Even to today, 6 years later.
There was a tad more info in the SWs, which are available eventually to the public under open records requests, but not easily seen or known to the public. On the day of the murder, the very earliest search warrant was the one for Missy’s truck, and it said she died “from a head wound.” In an early SW (day 2) which would have been after the autopsy, we find the wording that speaks of puncture wounds ("multiple puncture wounds found on her head and chest"), but other SWs did not have any reference to wounds in any way, or cause of death. Clearly LE has wanted to keep to themselves how MB died, and if we didn't have the FBI info, we would not know that the "puncture" wounds were caused by handgun.
While the info he provided was at times kinda sketch, the one-time "verified insider" we had commenting on this case told us that the family debated on whether to have an open casket funeral, because wounds from her death were not an issue. That further hints that her killing did NOT have a beating or mauling or violent overkill that mangled her in some way, in addition to the gunshots.
The simplest way to satisfy the wording of "multiple puncture wounds found on her head and chest" is a few bullet holes, and technically "multiple" could be as few as 2, with one to the head and another to the chest. At this point, only LE (and the family, presumably) knows how much more there was than that, if any.
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Bringing forward a post by @JnRyan I still have my doubts about Missy being shot.
If I take another case, the Delphi unsolved murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi (Carroll County) IN in Feb 2017. According to the database there are only 2 murders in Carroll County between 2005 and 2019 and both were in 2007 and solved. A 43 yo white female killed with a handgun during an argument and a 44 yo white female killed with a rifle during a burglary. Since no weapon was ever mentioned I used "All" for weapons. I used "All" for sex and age. No record of ANY murders in Carroll County after 2007.
So I took a third case, the unsolved murders of Heidi Childs 18 and David Metzler 19, in Montgomery County VA in August 2009. According to the database there was only one murder in Montgomery County. LE stated that they were both killed with a 30-30 caliber rifle. According to the database there were no murders - both male and female data entered and all ages and races - with a rifle between 2007 and 2010. I have to expand the weapons search to "All" weapons to find the murders listed with an unspecified firearm.
After those I decided to select a 4th unsolved case. Shirley, 87, and Russell Dermond, 88, Putnam County GA in May 2014. I don't know the weapon used so I selected "All". I used all ages and "All" for sex. According to the database there were only 2 murders total between 2013 and 2019 and both occurred in 2015 and were both solved - a black female age 43 killed with a handgun and a white male age 70 killed with unknown weapon. No murders, solved or unsolved, any age, any race, any weapon in 2014.
Those were the first 4 cases I picked and 3 of the 4 don't appear in the database with the 4th not clearly indicating the type (handgun, rifle, shotgun) of firearm.
To get a better picture one would really need to take a random sample and check them. But for this instance when the first 4 cases I pick are not listed or lacking sufficient data, I wonder if finding a case that seems like it might be Missy's case is really her case or if the data involving the case is accurate.
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I've been down this path with someone else who used this source and the accuracy of this unofficial database. Yes, if I go to "Search Cases" and plug in all of the datapoints of Missy's case and use "Handgun" it shows one unsolved case. However, if pick other cases the accuracy seems suspect. One case in point is Elizabeth Barraza, 29, Harris County, TX in January 2019. We know from a Ring camera video she was shot with a handgun and LE has acknowledged that fact. It is unsolved. But when you plug in the data points in the murder database it doesn't show any unsolved murders involving a 29 year old female with a handgun in 2019. If widen my parameters, age 26-32, all weapons, race white or unknown, the database shows one unsolved murder of a white female in 2019, age 31, killed with a knife.
If I take another case, the Delphi unsolved murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi (Carroll County) IN in Feb 2017. According to the database there are only 2 murders in Carroll County between 2005 and 2019 and both were in 2007 and solved. A 43 yo white female killed with a handgun during an argument and a 44 yo white female killed with a rifle during a burglary. Since no weapon was ever mentioned I used "All" for weapons. I used "All" for sex and age. No record of ANY murders in Carroll County after 2007.
So I took a third case, the unsolved murders of Heidi Childs 18 and David Metzler 19, in Montgomery County VA in August 2009. According to the database there was only one murder in Montgomery County. LE stated that they were both killed with a 30-30 caliber rifle. According to the database there were no murders - both male and female data entered and all ages and races - with a rifle between 2007 and 2010. I have to expand the weapons search to "All" weapons to find the murders listed with an unspecified firearm.
After those I decided to select a 4th unsolved case. Shirley, 87, and Russell Dermond, 88, Putnam County GA in May 2014. I don't know the weapon used so I selected "All". I used all ages and "All" for sex. According to the database there were only 2 murders total between 2013 and 2019 and both occurred in 2015 and were both solved - a black female age 43 killed with a handgun and a white male age 70 killed with unknown weapon. No murders, solved or unsolved, any age, any race, any weapon in 2014.
Those were the first 4 cases I picked and 3 of the 4 don't appear in the database with the 4th not clearly indicating the type (handgun, rifle, shotgun) of firearm.
To get a better picture one would really need to take a random sample and check them. But for this instance when the first 4 cases I pick are not listed or lacking sufficient data, I wonder if finding a case that seems like it might be Missy's case is really her case or if the data involving the case is accurate.
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I went ahead and dug a bit deeper into the actual nature of the data contained on murderdata.org. Its "Data & Docs" page seems to be saying that it's data is from something called the "Uniform Crime Report"
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The UCR is an unverified accumulation of crime data voluntarily contributed by 18,000 reporting agencies intended to, through standardized collection methodology, to provide a statistically useful indicator of criminal trends in the US. It is neither intended to be nor represented as an exhaustive or authenticated record of every individual crime in the US which explains why the organization of the data is strongly arranged to be charted and analyzed statistically.
In my opinion, while it seems likely the 45 year old white female reported murdered in Ellis, TX is indeed Missy - the information on the murder weapon is likely to have been based on very initial police assumption and shouldn't be assumed accurate.
Law enforcement behavior in this case truly is mysterious, to release video of the suspect so immediately but to keep so many other details including something so vital as the murder weapon a secret. What could be the strategy? An expectation of an eventual suspect revealing knowledge of the crime only the killer would know? Are we still at that phase of the investigation?
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In my opinion, while it seems likely the 45 year old white female reported murdered in Ellis, TX is indeed Missy - the information on the murder weapon is likely to have been based on very initial police assumption and shouldn't be assumed accurate.
Law enforcement behavior in this case truly is mysterious, to release video of the suspect so immediately but to keep so many other details including something so vital as the murder weapon a secret. What could be the strategy? An expectation of an eventual suspect revealing knowledge of the crime only the killer would know? Are we still at that phase of the investigation?
1 The objection to UCR info seems to be that some cases are not included in the UCR project. But they don't claim to have ALL cases in the report.
2 In addition, since Missy's obviously is included, not sure how "but it might not be in there" is relevant. There's no question that's her case.
3 The idea that this was reported into the data BEFORE they knew the cause of death seems fairly absurd, from very many fronts. Compiled data reports don't happen on day 1 (probably not until end of qtr or year). By day 2, iirc, they had the autopsy results and knew COD. In a town with very few cases like this, there's no way they get confused over what they have.
2 In addition, since Missy's obviously is included, not sure how "but it might not be in there" is relevant. There's no question that's her case.
3 The idea that this was reported into the data BEFORE they knew the cause of death seems fairly absurd, from very many fronts. Compiled data reports don't happen on day 1 (probably not until end of qtr or year). By day 2, iirc, they had the autopsy results and knew COD. In a town with very few cases like this, there's no way they get confused over what they have.
That's a good observation. I was thinking that the vandalism to the church looked pretty deliberate. I suppose if the doors were locked to those rooms where the perp broke glass the advantage of that for the perp would be to open the door latch/knob and enter to look for valuables. So that is a possibility. But I have a difficult time rationalizing the overkill as she was also shot. If Missy surprised the perp why not just shoot her and immeadiately leave as the perp was in disguise so most probably she wouldn't have known who the perp was. Another thing Nancy Grace's video mentions is that the security footage went black afterwards until 5:00 AM. What happened there to to cause the blackout. I suppose it could be coincedense but it is also advantageous for the perp in a way. I of course don't know what the footage may have missed during that time but anytime that happens it helps the perp.
"I was thinking that the vandalism to the church looked pretty deliberate" -- Well, yeah. That fits neatly with the idea it's just a burglar, looking for stuff to steal. He goes through the building, looking for easy-to-take stuff like cash, and breaks things to get access. It's not nice and neat, but why would it be? He has hours before anyone will arrive (or so he thinks).
"If Missy surprised the perp why not just shoot her and immeadiately leave" -- Perhaps he did just that. If we don't add extras that aren't necessarily mentioned by LE, he's out the door quickly after firing some shots.
It's easy to see how MB could have entered, surprising him, and in a panic he shoots her and flees. No desire to take anything he might have identified as worth taking, which might tie him to a killing. No time either. No overkill, just the shooting LE says it is, and out the door he goes.
"Nancy Grace's video mentions is that the security footage went black afterwards until 5:00 AM" -- How is that even a question by NG? Good grief. (This is a prime example of the nonsense NG creates.) It's exaggerating a big nothing into a big "mystery." When perp and MB were still or out of cam sight, the cams automatically go off. That's how motion activated cameras work!! So when MB was killed and perp was gone, why is there any reason to think any video should have been recording?
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There wasn't necessarily any overkill. Overkill would be continuing to do damage after someone was already dead.
If a gun and another weapon were used, the killer probably first used the hammer, which might have already been in his hand or easily accessible when he was surprised.
Wounds from the hammer might have incapacitated Missy temporarily but might not have been fatal by themselves.
Assuming Missy was shot and that the information on that isn't a database error, then the perp probably shot her as an afterthought in order to avoid leaving a living witness who could alert authorities before he got away and who could possibly identify him later.
To me this is certainly a logical explanation if there were more wounds to account for.
If I'm not mistaken, blows inflicted to someone already dead are easily distinguishable. If he went back and was hitting a dead body, it would have been a good hint of something personal. But LE's ongoing inability to point them in either direction (between personal target, and accidental/coincidental attack) hints to me there must NOT have been anything extra done to her after death. Of course, I lean to the idea that the gunshots were both the cause of death and the only puncture wounds (the simplest solution that can account for all the facts usually being the most likely), and imo that leaves no reason for trying to figure out when she was physically attacked (she wasn't) or why (she wasn't).
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Did anybody ever hear of a crime, where it was said: The victim died of puncture wounds by a tool (which the perp carried along) - ..... WHEN indeed there was "only" a firearm used? I never saw this expression, reading much about countless murders during the last years.
I've never heard it said that "a person died by puncture wounds from a tool" period. That doesn't mean anything, though.
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Docs: Church murder victim received "creepy" LinkedIn message
Previous police documents revealed the mother of three died of multiple puncture wounds to her head and her chest at the Creekside Church in Midlothian on April 18.
Her suspected assailant was also seen on surveillance video walking the hallways of the church early that morning, using a hammer to break windows, while wearing a helmet and tactical gear. Bevers' wounds were "consistent with tools the suspect was carrying throughout the building," documents said.
I see no reason for the official docs to state Missy was killed with tools if only a gun was involved in her death.
Previous police documents revealed the mother of three died of multiple puncture wounds to her head and her chest at the Creekside Church in Midlothian on April 18.
Her suspected assailant was also seen on surveillance video walking the hallways of the church early that morning, using a hammer to break windows, while wearing a helmet and tactical gear. Bevers' wounds were "consistent with tools the suspect was carrying throughout the building," documents said.
I see no reason for the official docs to state Missy was killed with tools if only a gun was involved in her death.
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imho this does help LE sort out any false confessions.
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On April 17, there was torrential rain that was so heavy that Brandon was stuck in the jet on the tarmac for quite a while as the pilot waited for permission to take off. I recall his departure flight was originally around 6pm. The link is no longer readily available so it's just my opinion.
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Bevers Was Allegedly Having Marital Problems Before Murder
Attorney and former police officer Pete Schulte said, "This is not your routine burglary. I don't want to say anything's routine but, if somebody's going to try to go burglarize a business, they're going to get in and get out and try to grab as much stuff as they can and then leave." In the security video, the suspect is never seen taking anything from the church.
Also, the victim's purse, iPad and other valuables were found still inside of her truck after the attack.
What is omitted in this news article is that Missy was still wearing her valuable gorgeous diamond ring. Wouldn't this expensive jewelry have been easy to remove in mere seconds if this was a burglary?
I suspect the burglar decided they would rather get out of there and not spend the rest of their life in prison than try to steal stuff that would link them to the crime.
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I don't understand how a diamond removed from its setting could be traced back to Missy but willing to give it a bit of consideration if the rings were fitted tightly around the finger. HIgh quality loose diamonds have a well-sought after market. My BFF owns a highly lucrative pawn shop so these thoughts of leaving the jewelry behind are based on experience in visits to her shop and whenever we may meet socially.
Leaving the other valuable items behind were mentioned in the OP by quoting an attorney and former PO. I have never expected the SP to venture outdoors to MBs truck for valuables due to CCTV.
This has been gone over multiple times. Once the burglar has killed someone, their number one priority is to get out of there. They are not going to spend 3 minutes getting a ring off a finger or two minutes going back into a room to grab the video equipment. You may disagree and that is valid but it is like the same conversation again and again.
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Yeah, I've literally never heard or read of the locution 'puncture wounds', being used as a synonym for 'gunshots' or 'bullet wounds'.
It could indicate a knife, but seems more like an ice pick or an awl.
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