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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Harris County, TX

The Winterset Homicide (1972)

Unsolved homicide from 1972 in Harris County, TX. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1972

    Body discovered near Winterset; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1973

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1982

    A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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ballistics_note2 days ago

The original canvass skipped the four houses on the far side of the tracks. Those residents were never formally interviewed.

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gridwalkerYesterday

A retired deputy's field notebook, released last year, names a person of interest absent from the official file.

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