"Killing Field" in League City, Texas- Calder Rd Cold Cases

Ack, I wouldn't necessarily buy Henry Lee Lucas for having killed more than about 6 people. He was a known liar. On top of that, Montgomery Co. had internal problems back then, specifically a cop that was possibly protecting a relative who might have been a serial killer there. I'm working on that angle, but don't have all my ducks in a row to bring it up for discussion just yet.

Please keep working on that. His protections just might have rolled into other counties. OR, we have another county with the same "protection" going on during that time. Like you I can't post it here yet. KWIM?
 
In 1976 the population of Conroe was close to 17,000. I doubt it would be that much more in 1979.

"Two and a half hours after she was last seen at the pier deputy L.B. Robinson arrived at the home of Lesia’s parents."
source: [PDF] PoliceNews Mont. Dec07
thepolicenews.net/html/tpnpwdec07.pdf
 
Another possibility is that a serial killer, let's say from somewhere in or around Montgomery County owned a beach house at any of the beach or fishing locales off south I-45. If we have a person traveling back and forth between Galveston and Montgomery Co. routinely, it could lessen the number of possible suspects. it's a straight shot down I-45, and 68 miles or approx. 1 1/2 hours depending on traffic from Conroe to League City.
It's an hour and 40 mins. depending on traffic to get from Conroe to Galveston Island. This is not an unreasonable assumption to make distance wise. Much could depend on what kind of job a person had and how much free time he had.

I haven't taken a look at any time lines or checked out all the missiing or deceased women yet, but we could very well have at least one killer familiar with both territories, enough so that he felt completely comfortable operating in either locale. Obviously, some deaths have been attributed to certain people, but for the numerous others who remain unaccounted for as to their killers, we could look for a tie in between Galveston, Alvin, League City, Seabrook etc., and Montgomery County.

Thanks for all your work, JeannieC in looking up these old, cold cases. It's something that really needed doing, and is going to be so very helpful.

I want to add a very famous Texas case out of Montgomery Co. to this list, and that is the case of
Cheryl Dee Ferguson, a Bellville, TX volleyball player who was killed at Conroe High School August 23,1980. Clarence Brandley was framed, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death row for her murder, only to be released 10 years later. Two other names pop up as possible suspects, who like Brandley were employed at the school as janitors. I can't for the life of me understand why neither was ever charged, and one of them is possibly the killer of leisha Jackson, a Montgomery Co. girl. WTH was going on up in Montgomery County, and why haven't these men ever been charged? In the Ferguson case, the two were identified by eye witnesses as grabbing the girl who pleaded for help. In the other case, the possible perp lived a stone's throw from the victim, per info garnered from another site with similar focus as WS.

So here we have two cases with one possible perp involved in both. There are other murders that possibly fit. Wether or not this guy had any ties to the bays and beach locales, I haven't the foggiest as yet. But if not him, perhaps another possible perp might be out there who does have ties to both areas.

Great information! We'll have to get these girls listed here with pictures. Others might know something and can add to this. The more information we gather the better chance of solving these case.

HOPE LE IS READING! WE'RE HERE TO HELP!
 
An interesting pattern I noticed is that in five of the cases: Jane McDonald Crone, Daphne Darlene Browne, Brenda Maureen Hackett, Teresa Brignoni, and Gloria Ann Stephan , is that the victim was alone with her car when she was abducted and the perp used or moved the victim's car during the abduction. This is a rather unusual MO for a sexual predator. Most of them would have their own car and, if they used the victim's vehicle to transport the victim then abandoned the vehicle somewhere, they have the problem of getting back to their own car. How did they manage it? Most of the abandoned vehicles were near residential areas. Perhaps the perp had ties to them. One big advantage of moving the victim’s car would be to conceal where (and how) the abduction took place. We don’t know how any of these five actually went down.

The case of Cheryl Ferguson is very interesting. Another example of the problems Texas Law Enforcement was having at the time. I wonder what ever happened to
Dexter Robinson and Gary Acreman. Has anyone looked at either of them for any of the subsequent murders?

 
Ikoihil:

Are these articles about your mother's death? Two (2) articles are dated 9/17/1989 and the other 9/19/1989.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_650630
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_650958
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=110190019

Linnis A. Gibbons:

This is an article dated 2/6/1995. It includes a list of names that were in the obituary that day. The full text can be found in microfilm.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1995_1254778

This article is dated 09/20/1986. It refers to a Linnis Gibbons Jr. I was wondering if this is a relative of Linnis Gibbons Sr. maybe?

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_267408

Is it possible to contact relatives or friends of Gibbons? Maybe if we dig deep enough, it will lead to new information that could reopen the case. I was also wondering if you had any pictures of your mom, Gibbons, or the other two women? If so could you upload them?

Thank you!
 
An interesting pattern I noticed is that in five of the cases: Jane McDonald Crone, Daphne Darlene Browne, Brenda Maureen Hackett, Teresa Brignoni, and Gloria Ann Stephan , is that the victim was alone with her car when she was abducted and the perp used or moved the victim's car during the abduction. This is a rather unusual MO for a sexual predator. Most of them would have their own car and, if they used the victim's vehicle to transport the victim then abandoned the vehicle somewhere, they have the problem of getting back to their own car. How did they manage it? Most of the abandoned vehicles were near residential areas. Perhaps the perp had ties to them. One big advantage of moving the victim’s car would be to conceal where (and how) the abduction took place. We don’t know how any of these five actually went down.

The case of Cheryl Ferguson is very interesting. Another example of the problems Texas Law Enforcement was having at the time. I wonder what ever happened to
Dexter Robinson and Gary Acreman. Has anyone looked at either of them for any of the subsequent murders?


Good post............as always! The car has always been a bone of contention for me. I wonder were these abductions, murders, two perps or; and this is where I keep going, was the perp driving a tow truck or a taxi?

Dexter Robinson and Gary Acreman..........I wonder the same thing.
 
Ikoihil:

Are these articles about your mother's death? Two (2) articles are dated 9/17/1989 and the other 9/19/1989.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_650630
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_650958
http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=110190019

Linnis A. Gibbons:

This is an article dated 2/6/1995. It includes a list of names that were in the obituary that day. The full text can be found in microfilm.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1995_1254778

This article is dated 09/20/1986. It refers to a Linnis Gibbons Jr. I was wondering if this is a relative of Linnis Gibbons Sr. maybe?

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_267408

Is it possible to contact relatives or friends of Gibbons? Maybe if we dig deep enough, it will lead to new information that could reopen the case. I was also wondering if you had any pictures of your mom, Gibbons, or the other two women? If so could you upload them?

Thank you!


His Son................

Darlynn Foster
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Welcome Yasmeen!

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Great first Post!

Welcome to WS and keep looking. We need all the help and info we can get!
 
In 1976 the population of Conroe was close to 17,000. I doubt it would be that much more in 1979.

"Two and a half hours after she was last seen at the pier deputy L.B. Robinson arrived at the home of Lesia’s parents."
source: [PDF] PoliceNews Mont. Dec07
thepolicenews.net/html/tpnpwdec07.pdf


BBM

Justthinkin, can you post that with a link?
 
This is lengthy reading, but worth it. It pertains to the Clarence Brandley case, and mentions the names of the other two POIs in the murder of Cheryl Ferguson.
http://books.google.com/books?id=IC...page&q=brenda medina + james robinson&f=false

WOW! So much information. We have Robinson who sold Amway and worked as a janitor at a school. At that time, Amway was sold door to door............

Acremen talked to Cheryl before her murder. A school janitor, taxi driver in Tx, long distance truck driver............

and of course Brandley, school janitor.

Then we have a non-responsive DA and over zealous LD tester!

Not an "innocent" one in the bunch!
 
1980 Case # 80-2138
Murder of Barbara Gale Whitten
July 8, 1980 – Wooded area, south of Roman Forest Blvd, New Caney, Texas
SYNOPSIS: At approximately 2:00 pm, a witness responded to the sight
of smoke in the area of the scene. Upon arrival, the witness observed what
appeared to be a log on fire and a 1976 – 1977 medium blue Chevrolet
Nova parked nearby. The Nova had what appeared to be two navy blue
racing stripes on the side. Two white males were observed closing the
vehicle trunk and upon entering the car, the males fled on Roman Forest
Blvd. MCSO Deputies responded and found that the fire involved a dead
body of a black female. Two freshly dug shallow holes were located
nearby. The victim was later identified by dental records as Barbara Gale
Whitten (23 yoa) from Wipprecht Street in Houston, Texas. An autopsy
revealed that she had been shot multiple times with a 22-caliber firearm.
In 1983, self-professed Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas subsequently
confessed to several murders in Montgomery County, along with approx.
600 murders elsewhere. Investigators in 1983 thought that Lucas might
have been involved in Whitten’s murder. Lucas died in prison in 2001,
after his death sentence was commuted to life. Lucas had recanted his
confessions and it is believed that he is not responsible for most of the
crimes he confessed too.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
[QUOTE]1985 Case # 85-28903
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains


November 29, 1985 – Lake Conroe, @ Rush Creek, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On November 29, 1985, a citizen was fishing in Lake
Conroe, at Rush Creek, and hooked a human skull. MCSO Deputies
investigated and observed that the skull bore writing, which included
references to Japanese and World War II.
MCSO Cold Case Detectives
have submitted the remains for DNA testing, Anthropological Analysis,
and submission to the Missing Persons / Unidentified DNA database.[/QUOTE]

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1995 Case # 95A011175
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains

August 31, 1995 – Comer-Reinhart Rd ½ mile north of FM 1485, New Caney, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On August 31, 1995, a timber cutting crew unearthed
human skeletal remains in a concealed wooded area near the railroad
tracks, which was commonly used for illegal dumping. MCSO Deputies
responded and additional human remains were recovered from a shallow
grave at this location. Examination by experts revealed a possible
description: White or Hispanic female, 17 – 25 years of age, between
5’3” and 5’5” in height, a pearl type necklace and part of a “deck”
type shoe found with remains. MCSO Cold Case Detectives have
submitted the remains for DNA testing and submission to the Missing
Persons / Unidentified DNA database.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1998 Case # 98A008113
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains
June 11, 1998, – 600 block of Airline Drive, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On June 11, 1998, a citizen was walking in a wooded area
behind his home in the 600 block of Airline Drive (Conroe, Texas) when
he observed what appeared to be the top portion of a skull protruding
from the ground. MCSO Deputies investigated and recovered additional
skeletal remains, along with a blue or black ball cap with a “Lone Star
Feed” logo. MCSO Cold Case Detectives have submitted the remains
for DNA testing and submission to the Missing Persons / Unidentified
DNA database.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1998 Case # 98A011288
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains
August 6, 1998 – 21000 block of Baptist Encampment Rd, New Caney, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On August 6, 1998, children playing in an abandoned
house in the 21000 block of Baptist Encampment Road (New Caney,
Texas) discovered human skeletal remains. MCSO Deputies
investigated and found that the remains were located on top of the
ground just inside the doorway. The area was flood prone. MCSO Cold
Case Detectives have submitted the remains for DNA testing,
Anthropological Analysis, and submission to the Missing Persons /
Unidentified DNA database

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
2002 Case # 02A000645
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains

January 12, 2002 – 20000 block of Hwy 105 East, Cleveland, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On January 12, 2002, MCSO Deputies met with a citizen
that had purchased an iron cauldron at a flea market located in the 20000
block of Hwy 105 East, Cleveland, Texas. The cauldron contained
books on the occult, along with a human skull. Investigation revealed
that the above articles had been purchased from a self-storage unit in
Houston, Texas, after nonpayment of rent. MCSO Cold Case Detectives have submitted the remains for DNA testing and submission to the
Missing Persons / Unidentified DNA database.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf

OK.....throw things at me if you want, I just have to say it..........Be careful what you leave in your storage unit!
 
2002 Case # 02A018522
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains
October 15, 2002 – Peach Creek Bridge @ Faulkner Rd, Cleveland, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On October 15, 2002, a citizen was checking Peach Creek
Bridge on Faulkner Road (Cleveland, Texas) and observed what
appeared to be a skull in the water. The MCSO Dive Team searched the
creek for additional remains, but none was found. MCSO Cold Case
Detectives have submitted the remains for DNA testing, Anthropological
Analysis, and submission to the Missing Persons / Unidentified DNA
database.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
Disappointing to see the photos have been removed.

The photos are back now.
Thank-you for returning them.
They help tell a story.
 

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