TX TX - Shelbey Thornburgh, 20, Houston, 4 Nov 2015

[Cryptic]

IF this was a drug-deal-gone-wrong (not saying it was), the killer could be anyone, including someone from the 'burbs. The phone number they traced back to him was a burner phone, which would indicate forethought surrounding shady action.

I think the police are focusing on the individual being a customer for an escort service or non street level prostitution.

A You Tube video related that the burner phone was used on different venues to contact several other women involved in prostitution via thinly disguised uhmm….. "close and personal" services. The police also noted that all the women contacted were blond. This could imply that the perpetrator sought out the victim on appearance and occupation.

I wish the police acted fast. Where did the perpetrator go after leaving the condos? Would his car be on surveillance cameras from gas stations etc?

Also, though horrible to think about, the perpetrator might of needed a "release" after the murder. Did he go to a nearby, or even far away strip joint? What about to an active prostitution area? A nearby bar? The photo should have been distributed to bouncers, dancers (hustlers or not), doormen, bar tenders and hookers etc.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the slang term hustler. I thought that meant a dancer

I would not worry about it.

The term "hustler" has changed over the years. Currently, it seems to imply illegal sex business (the defunct Hustler Magazine). But.... it can also imply any illegal business.

Yet, on other occasions, it can be used to describe "grey area" business (say, untaxed tobacco sales, alcohol sales in a dry county, maintaining barely legal gambling machines where stuffed animal prizes are exchanged for cash etc.)​

 

[gavinfish]

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Shelbey also had two priors for prostitution. One in Dallas and one in Houston.

Now, that's not to say that because she was a prostitute that she doesn't deserve justice. Because she definitely does. One of the reasons, in my opinion, that she isn't getting the justice she deserves is because she's part of a marginalized part of society. A part that most want to pretend isn't there.

I'm attaching a screenshot of the case numbers so you can look them up at | Search Our Records and Dallas County Criminal Background Search

 

[Danaya]

Bump

 

[lonewanderer]

Such little to work with....sad.

I have SO many questions, and have jogged a theory or two.

Was the murder weapon recovered? If not, how did the perp get it out of the apartments? What way did the windows in the apartment face? Could the killer have worn "Dexter" style protection, rinsed off, changed back to his clothes he wore, and thrown the murder weapon and items in a bag and out the window to recover it as soon as he was downstairs? Or did he simply attack her nude?

It sure seems like this guy knew exactly what he was doing, and how unbelievably messy a murder scene can be.

The perp in the CCTV footage and photos reminds me a HECK of a lot of military guys I served with. The running shoes, long shirt with shorts, hands consistently in pockets. There is a lot of military and military bases in that area, Texas and Louisiana.

 

[iusedtofloat]

Who killed Shelbey Thornburgh? 8 years later, the man believed to be responsible for her death remains on the loose

Officials with the Houston Police department are asking for the public’s help in solving a murder case spanning almost eight years.

www.click2houston.com

Krystina Scott told KPRC 2′s Bill Barajas that her sister was a small-town girl who dreamed of becoming a model.

“Shelbey was a very loving, very kind, very generous person,” said Scott.

Detectives told KPRC 2 they believe Thornburgh met her killer through an escort website and arranged to meet him at her 3rd-floor apartment.

“She kept telling me she wasn’t prostituting she wasn’t doing anything nasty with nobody. She was just going out on dates with rich people looking for companionship,” Scott said.

The man believed to be responsible for Thornburgh’s death was spotted on surveillance video leaving the Conquistador high-rise apartment moments after slashing her throat.

“He came into the apartment after texting her on the burner phone that he was there. He had to be let into her elevator, I believe at the time. I think he was only in there for 17 minutes, so in 17 minutes he managed to, we believe have intercourse, kill her, and leave the apartment,” said Detective Dustin Crowder.

Detective Crowder said his department has followed numerous tips over the years and even asked for assistance from the FBI.

“Their analysis unit said that there’s a likelihood this guy was a serial killer based on the factors of who the victim was and how meticulous in concealing his identity,” Crowder said.

 

[iusedtofloat]

Shelbey Thornburgh Murder - Case Documents & Details - Gavin Fish

Shelbey Jean Thornburgh-Crocker, mostly known as Shelbey Thornburgh in the media, was a 20-year-old Texas native who was murdered...

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Shelbey Thornburgh in the media, was a 20-year-old Texas native who had survived a difficult childhood. She struggled with obesity her whole life, but through hard work and diligence she lost lost over 180 pounds and had moved from rural Texas to the big city. She found work making "good money" as a prostitute. She was saving money for a tummy tuck, and had made a down payment of $1,000 to a plastic surgeon the day she was killed.

While he appeared to be her boyfriend in public, according to inside sources Marcus Dewayne Johnson, AKA Marc Dee, was her pimp.

On November 4, 2015, she made a date with an individual who was to meet her at her apartment building. At 8:33PM, she received a text from her client saying, "I'm here." A minute later, he was seen on security video entering the lobby of the apartment complex. At 8:40, Shelbey texted Marcus with her safe word: "Gud." At 8:57, her client was seen on security footage leaving the apartment building.
**disturbing details ahead**
When Marcus couldn't reach Shelbey, he went to the apartment around 10:00PM. He found her lying on the bed with her throat cut.

According to sources, her neck was sliced open using a large knife such as a Bowie knife or chef's knife. Her neck was cut from left to right from her assailant who was behind her. There was blood that cast off the knife onto the adjacent wall. Shelbey then fell forward on her bed and bled out onto the floor.

 

[Danaya]

There aren't any similar cases nearby, are there? I think he was probably traveling through for work.

 

[lonewanderer]

There aren't any similar cases nearby, are there? I think he was probably traveling through for work.

Travelling for work, or was a military member on TDY (Temporary Duty).

Some TDYs are only for a couple of days to a week, and it can be within the US or international.

 

[Danaya]

FBI says they have reason to believe the suspect has ties to Dallas and/or New Orleans.