ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Harris County, TX

Unsolved: Nolan Fairchild (1979)

Nolan Fairchild was killed near Sunset Motel in Harris County, TX in 1979. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 1979

    The victim was last seen leaving Sunset Motel and was found two days later.

  2. 1981

    A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.

  3. 1985

    The family filed a public records suit and obtained the case binder.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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