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Autopsy: Strangling, beating killed woman
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Bridgette Lynn Gearen, 28, was raped, beaten and strangled before her body was discovered about 6:30 a.m.
07/19/2007
$5,000 reward offered for Bolivar beach killer
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Campers found the bruised body of Bridgette Lynn Gearen near the water's edge around 6:20 a.m.
07/18/2007
Woman found in Crystal Beach was raped
By HARVEY RICE and KEVIN MORAN : Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office found that Bridgette Lynn Gearen had also been strangled, but they had not determined the cause of death, Galveston County Sheriff's Maj.
07/17/2007
Community offers reward in Crystal Beach killing
By HARVEY RICE : Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
The reward for information about the slayer of Bridgette Lynn Gearen was the brainchild of Bob McMeekin, owner of Bob's Sports Bar and Restaurant in Crystal Beach, according to Maj.
07/17/2007
Mom found raped, killed on Crystal Beach
By HARVEY RICE and KEVIN MORAN : Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
Campers awoke to find Gearen's bruised body near the water's edge at about 6:20 a.m. Gearen was about 5-foot-3 and weighed about 110 pounds.
07/16/2007
Mom raped and killed at popular Texas beach
© 2007 The Associated Press
Bridgette Lynn Gearen, of Orange, also had been strangled, but the medical examiner has not determined whether that was the cause of death, Galveston County sheriff's Maj.
07/16/2007