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1990 Case # 90-44704

Murder of Tammy Lynn Bounds
June 21, 1990 – Claude Penny Road, Cleveland, Montgomery County, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Tammy Lynn Bounds was 18 years of age and resided at the
Oak Dale Manor Apartments in the 2200 block of Aldine Mail Route,
Houston, Texas. Tammy Bounds was living with her common-law
husband and her 14-month-old son. She was 7 months pregnant with her
second child at the time. On June 21, 1990, several residents of the Oak
Dale Manor Apartments observed Bounds on the complex with her son at
approx. 10:30 am. On June 21, 1990, at approx. 1:00 pm, a survey crew
discovered the dead body of a white female in a wooded area alongClaude Penny Road, .2 miles off Hwy 105 East, in Cleveland, Texas.

Approximately an hour earlier, an infant had been found wandering down
a residential street about 5 miles from the body. Media coverage of the
infant and the body led to the positive identification of the body as being
Tammy Bounds and the infant found wandering the street as her son. An
autopsy revealed that Bounds had been strangled with a ligature. The
child she was carrying died also. It was determined that Bounds body had
been transported approx. 40 miles north of her apartment complex.

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

Her picture is at the link. If anyone can figure out how to post it here I would appreciate it.
 
1990 Case # 90-44704

Murder of Tammy Lynn Bounds
June 21, 1990 – Claude Penny Road, Cleveland, Montgomery County, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Tammy Lynn Bounds was 18 years of age and resided at the
Oak Dale Manor Apartments in the 2200 block of Aldine Mail Route,
Houston, Texas. Tammy Bounds was living with her common-law
husband and her 14-month-old son. She was 7 months pregnant with her
second child at the time. On June 21, 1990, several residents of the Oak
Dale Manor Apartments observed Bounds on the complex with her son at
approx. 10:30 am. On June 21, 1990, at approx. 1:00 pm, a survey crew
discovered the dead body of a white female in a wooded area alongClaude Penny Road, .2 miles off Hwy 105 East, in Cleveland, Texas.

Approximately an hour earlier, an infant had been found wandering down
a residential street about 5 miles from the body. Media coverage of the
infant and the body led to the positive identification of the body as being
Tammy Bounds and the infant found wandering the street as her son. An
autopsy revealed that Bounds had been strangled with a ligature. The
child she was carrying died also. It was determined that Bounds body had
been transported approx. 40 miles north of her apartment complex.

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

Her picture is at the link. If anyone can figure out how to post it here I would appreciate it.
 
1991 Case # 9111100217
Murder of Beverly Sue Demler

November 10, 1991 – FM 1488, ½ mile west of I-45, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On November 10, 1991, a citizen who was engaged in
hunting discovered human skeletal remains on a wooded piece of
property along FM 1488 approx. ½ mile west of I-45 in Conroe, Texas.
MCSO Deputies responded and collected additional skeletal remains.
Expert examination revealed that the subject had died from blunt force
trauma to the head. In 2001, Texas DPS Special Crimes linked the
remains to those of Beverly Sue Demler (34 yoa), who had been
reported missing by her husband on March 20, 1990, in Harris County,
Texas. Demler was positively identified by dental records.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1993 Case # 93A011113

Missing Person (Foul Play) – Jane McDonald Crone
November 12, 1993 – Decision Street, Roberts Cemetery Road, Magnolia, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Jane McDonald Crone was 35 years of age when she was
reported as Missing. Crone resided with her husband and children off
Nichols Sawmill Road in Magnolia (Hockley), Texas and she was
employed by Baker-Hughes in Houston, Texas. On November 12, 1993,
Crone reportedly visited the City Limits Club, Willie’s Night Life Club,
and Twigs Club in northwest Harris County. On November 15, 1993,
Crone’s husband reported her as a Missing Person. On November 19,
1993, Crone’s blue 1982 Ford Mustang was found abandoned on
Decision Street near the intersection of Robert’s Cemetery Road in
Harris County, Texas. A work crew in the area reported seeing the car
at this location on November 13, 1993, at about 7:00 am. Crone has not
been seen or heard from since. MCSO Cold Case Detectives recently
submitted DNA from family members to the Missing Persons /
Unidentified DNA database.

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

Her picture is included on the site but I am unable to copy it. Again if anyone can do that it would be appreciated.
 
1988 Case # 88-1477
Unidentified Human Skeletal Remains
January 17, 1988 – Woods off League Line Rd, 2.4 miles west of I-45, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On January 17, 1988, a citizen was scouting a wooded
area for future hunting purposes located off League Line Road, approx.
2.4 miles west of I-45. While walking the area, he observed what
appeared to be a lower jawbone of a human. The citizen took the bone
to a local dentist, who confirmed that it was human. MCSO Deputies
responded and a search of the area revealed additional human skeletal
remains. The remains were subsequently examined by experts and the
possible description is as follows: White female, 40 plus years of age,
5’04” or taller, with numerous teeth having been extracted.
Remains probably in woods four plus years. 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
 
1988 Case # 88-01492
Murder of Daphne Darlene Browne
January 17, 1988 – Rainforest Rd at Penguin Rd, Clear Creek Subdivision, Magnolia, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Daphne Darlene Brown was 32 years of age and resided
with her husband in the 16000 block of Burklin Street in Magnolia, Texas.
On January 16, 1988, at approx. 6:00 pm, Daphne Browne met a female
friend on Cherry Park Way in Houston, Texas to play bingo. At approx.
10:30 pm, same date, Daphne Browne departed the bingo hall enroute
home. On January 17, 1988, at approx. 8:45 am, Daphne Browne’s
husband reported her as Missing to the MCSO. On January 17, 1988, at
approx. 2:20 pm, a resident of the Clear Creek Subdivision observed
Daphne Browne’s brown 1983 Chevrolet Suburban parked at the end of
Rainforest Road at Penguin Street in Magnolia. Daphne Browne’s dead
body was discovered inside the rear of the vehicle and it appeared that she
had been strangled with a “bungee” type cord. MCSO Cold Case
Detectives recently had DNA testing conducted in this case.
No Photo
Available

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1986 Case # 86-31239
Missing Person (Foul Play) – Rita Mae Hughes
December 8, 1986 – Magnolia / Houston, Texas
SYNOPSIS: On or about December 8, 1986, Rita Hughes’ husband
reportedly took her to the bus station in Houston, Texas for a trip to see
relatives in Louisiana. Family in Louisiana stated that Hughes never
arrived. Hughes has not been seen or heard from since. Foul play is
suspected. Hughes is identified as follows: White female, DOB-
11/3/1957, 5’05”, 115 lbs, Brown / Blue, last known address in
Magnolia, Texas, NIC# M270519742. MCSO Cold Case Detectives
recently submitted DNA from family members to the Missing Persons /
Unidentified DNA database.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1986 Case # 86-24419
Murder of Deanna Lynn Ogg
September 27, 1986 – 17000 block of Old Houston Road, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Deanna Lynn Ogg was 16 years of age and resided on
Comanche Street in the Holly Ridge Subdivision of Porter, Texas. Ogg
had attended the newly constructed New Caney High School. On
September 27, 1986, at approx. 5:00 pm, Ogg walked from her residence
in order to locate transportation to a gathering with family. A short time
later, Ogg was observed alone at a convenience store located on FM 1314
at Sorters Road, Porter. At approx. 7:00 pm, the same date, Ogg’s dead
body was found in a heavily wooded area, off a logging road, in the 17000
block of Old Houston Road. This location was about 7 miles from where
she was last seen at the store. Ogg had been sexually assaulted, beaten,
and stabbed to death. A subject was convicted of a crime related to Ogg’s
death, but was exonerated by DNA testing when the technology became
available. The DNA belonging to Ogg’s killer has not been linked to
anyone to date.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1984 Case # 84-19417
Murder of Brenda Maureen Hackett

September 9, 1984 – FM 2854 3 miles west of I-45, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Brenda Hackett was 24 years of age, lived in a rented home
off Roy Harris Loop (Conroe), and worked at Club Daniels in Conroe as a
server. On September 9, 1984, at approx. 4:23 pm, Brenda Hackett
phoned her mother from a payphone at Safeway located at 1100 West
Dallas Street, Conroe. On September 10, 1984, at approx. 3:00 pm, a
passing train observed a body in “Contrary Creek” located alongside the
railroad trestle next to FM 2854 approx. 3 miles west of I-45. MCSO
Deputies responded and found the dead body of Hackett lying partially in
the water and she had been strangled with a pair of pantyhose. On
September 13, 1984, Hackett’s dark green 1967 Ford Mustang was found
abandoned on Arnold Street, just behind the Cross-Roads Shopping Center
where Hackett had made her last known phone call. The car contained
Hackett’s purse and shoes and had been observed parked at that location
on September 10, 1984, at approx. 4:30 am. MCSO Cold Case Detectives
recently had DNA testing conducted on semen collected from Hackett’s
body, which resulted in an unknown male DNA profile being obtained.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1984 Case # 84-12718
Murder of Kristine Ann Budde

June 21, 1984 – Riverbrook Drive, Forest Hills Subdivision, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Kristine Budde (19 yoa) was reportedly last seen on June
21, 1984, at approx. 12:15 am, sitting on the parking lot of the Inverness
Apartment complex located at 403 Longmire Road, Conroe, Texas. At
approx. 2:00 am, same date, a MCSO Deputy was flagged down on I-45 at
FM 1488 and alerted to what was thought to be a body in the roadway.
The Deputy responded and found the dead body of Budde lying in the
roadway. The subsequent investigation and subsequent autopsy revealed
that she had died from being struck by a vehicle. Evidence at the scene
indicated that the striking vehicle turned around and re-approached
Budde’s body prior to fleeing the scene.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1983 Case # 83-6947
Murder of Laura Jean Donez
April 18, 1983 – FM 149 7 miles north of Montgomery, Texas
SYNOPSIS: At approx. 1:00 pm, an oilfield worker observed a fire
burning in a wooded area, near a logging road, approx. 400 yards west of
FM 149. The dead body of an unidentified white female was found in the
fire and MCSO Deputies were called. The fire had been set with what
appeared to be a road flare and an autopsy revealed that she had been
strangled. The victim was soon identified as Laura Jean Donez (16 yoa),
who had last been seen walking away from her residence in the 3500
block of Raymond Street, Houston, Texas. Donez had reportedly left to
buy a hamburger at a nearby restaurant. Self-professed Serial Killer
Henry Lee Lucas subsequently confessed to the crime, along with several
others in Montgomery County, in 1983. Lucas had confessed to approx.
600 murders, with about 200 cleared across the United States. 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
 
1983 Case # 83-4835
Murder of Laura Marie Purchase
March 17, 1983 – I-45 at League Line Road, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: At approx. 3:00 am, an MCSO Patrol Deputy observed a fire
burning just inside the woods along the northbound service road of I-45 at
League Line Road. The dead body of an unidentified white female was
found within the fire, which had recently been set. An autopsy determined
that she had died from strangulation and the fire set with an accelerant.
Self-professed Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas subsequently confessed to
the crime, along with several others in Montgomery County, in 1983.
Lucas had confessed to approx. 600 murders, with about 200 cleared
across the United States. In 1986, the victim was later positively
identified as Laura Marie Purchase after fingerprints were matched.
Purchase was last known to have been in Houston, Texas on March 5,
1983, living with a man named “Howard” or “Howie” who played in a
band called “Malibu”. 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. Recent DNA testing of semen from Purchase’s body has been conducted by MCSO Cold Case Detectives, eliminating Lucas from the
DNA.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1983 Case # 83-1989
Murder of Teresa Brignoni

February 21, 1983 – Ollerton Street, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Brignoni (28 yoa) lived on Ollerton Street, Conroe, Texas,
with her fiancé. On February 21, 1983, at approx. 8:30 pm, she visited her
mother in Laporte, Texas and departed for Conroe at about 9:15 pm.
Brignoni was last seen driving her blue 1981 Datsun 200SX. On February
23, 1983, her fiancé reported her as a Missing Person. On or about
February 27, 1983, the MCSO began receiving calls about an abandoned
vehicle at the end of South Lake Shore Drive in the McCrae Lakes
Subdivision off FM 1484 in Conroe. MCSO Deputies subsequently
checked the car, discovered that it belonged to Brignoni, and found
Brignoni’s dead body in the trunk. An autopsy revealed that she had been
suffocated. There was no evidence of sexual assault or robbery.

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
1982 Case # 82-18737
Murder of Gloria Ann Stephan
October 2, 1982 – Alford Road, Magnolia, Texas
SYNOPSIS: At approx. 4:00 pm, a resident found the body of an
unidentified white female in “the gravel pit” located off Alford Road.
Another resident had been by the same location and reported that the body
was not present at that location at about 9:30 am, the same day. The
victim had been strangled with a ligature and stabbed to death. Victim
was positively identified by fingerprints as Gloria Ann Stephan, who was
last seen at a convenience store in the 13000 block of Northshore in
Houston, Texas on October 2, 1982, at about 12:00 pm. Stephan had been
driving her light blue 1975 Plymouth station wagon. On October 3, 1982,
at approx. 1:00 am, a Texas DPS Trooper found Stephan’s car abandoned
along Hwy 290 in Kerrville, Texas. Self-professed Serial Killer Henry
Lee Lucas subsequently confessed to the crime, along with several others
in Montgomery County, in 1983. Lucas had confessed to approx. 600
murders, with about 200 cleared across the United States. 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
 
I have choosen to post missing and murdered from MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Cold Case Squad – Homicide because I believe some of these cases are related to the killing fields. Some bodies have been recovered and some have not.

Serial Killers move around. One killing in Montgomery County probably killed in other counties surrounding Houston and Fort Worth. I believe there were several moving around in this area of Texas.

Some serial killers move the bodies to other areas so it is highly likely we could find someone missing from one county and remains located in another.

All of these cases are relevant to murders at the time. imo

I have not listed all the missing and murdered from Montgomery County. Please go out and take a look. Very frightening!

http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf
 
I have choosen to post missing and murdered from MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Cold Case Squad – Homicide because I believe some of these cases are related to the killing fields. Some bodies have been recovered and some have not.

Serial Killers move around. One killing in Montgomery County probably killed in other counties surrounding Houston and Fort Worth. I believe there were several moving around in this area of Texas.

Some serial killers move the bodies to other areas so it is highly likely we could find someone missing from one county and remains located in another.

All of these cases are relevant to murders at the time. imo

I have not listed all the missing and murdered from Montgomery County. Please go out and take a look. Very frightening!

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

1983 Case # 83-6947
Murder of Laura Jean Donez
April 18, 1983 – FM 149 7 miles north of Montgomery, Texas
SYNOPSIS: At approx. 1:00 pm, an oilfield worker observed a fire
burning in a wooded area, near a logging road, approx. 400 yards west of
FM 149. The dead body of an unidentified white female was found in the
fire and MCSO Deputies were called. The fire had been set with what
appeared to be a road flare and an autopsy revealed that she had been
strangled. The victim was soon identified as Laura Jean Donez (16 yoa),
who had last been seen walking away from her residence in the 3500
block of Raymond Street, Houston, Texas. Donez had reportedly left to
buy a hamburger at a nearby restaurant. Self-professed Serial Killer
Henry Lee Lucas subsequently confessed to the crime, along with several
others in Montgomery County, in 1983. Lucas had confessed to approx.
600 murders, with about 200 cleared across the United States. 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.

Disclaimer: Since the original link is included in the quote, I do not feel the need to replicate JeannieC's work.
 
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http://www.woodlandsonline.com/dbs/sheriff/files/File/COLDCASE.pdf

1984 Case # 84-12718
Murder of Kristine Ann Budde

June 21, 1984 – Riverbrook Drive, Forest Hills Subdivision, Conroe, Texas
SYNOPSIS: Kristine Budde (19 yoa) was reportedly last seen on June
21, 1984, at approx. 12:15 am, sitting on the parking lot of the Inverness
Apartment complex located at 403 Longmire Road, Conroe, Texas. At
approx. 2:00 am, same date, a MCSO Deputy was flagged down on I-45 at
FM 1488 and alerted to what was thought to be a body in the roadway.
The Deputy responded and found the dead body of Budde lying in the
roadway. The subsequent investigation and subsequent autopsy revealed
that she had died from being struck by a vehicle. Evidence at the scene
indicated that the striking vehicle turned around and re-approached
Budde’s body prior to fleeing the scene.

Disclaimer: Since the original link is included in the quote, I do not feel the need to replicate JeannieC's work.
 
Interesting stuff. It looks like there was a Serial Killer operating in Montgomery County in 1982-1984 who may have continued until the 1990's. His MO seemed to be to abduct women who were alone; often outside convenience stores. Apparently they brought the Henry Lee Lucas Road Show to town and were able to "clear the books" of a lot of their cold cases but this series of killing was never solved.

Montgomery Co is 40 miles North of Houston along I-45. Same freeway but the opposite direction of Galveston and the "killing fields". In the 1980's, it was rural (largest city Conroe) with an economy based on the fading oil and lumber industries. Now it a rapidly growing suburb of Houston.

No matter how similar or different two crimes are, LE can never be sure whether or not the same perp is involved without forensic identifying information. The sheer number of sexually motivated killing in such a small area, particularly in the years 1982-84, is pretty compelling evidence that one SK was doing most of it. What Happened? Did he die or get arrested for something else? Did he leave the area or just start operating in other parts of Metro Houston? Could he have stopped killing and still lives there today?

What is so distressing about the Killing Fields specifically and all the cases in the Houston area is not just the number of "low risk" type women who have died at the hands of sexual predators but the fact that most of these cases are unsolved and the killers are probably still out there.
 
Interesting stuff. It looks like there was a Serial Killer operating in Montgomery County in 1982-1984 who may have continued until the 1990's. His MO seemed to be to abduct women who were alone; often outside convenience stores. Apparently they brought the Henry Lee Lucas Road Show to town and were able to "clear the books" of a lot of their cold cases but this series of killing was never solved.

Montgomery Co is 40 miles North of Houston along I-45. Same freeway but the opposite direction of Galveston and the "killing fields". In the 1980's, it was rural (largest city Conroe) with an economy based on the fading oil and lumber industries. Now it a rapidly growing suburb of Houston.

No matter how similar or different two crimes are, LE can never be sure whether or not the same perp is involved without forensic identifying information. The sheer number of sexually motivated killing in such a small area, particularly in the years 1982-84, is pretty compelling evidence that one SK was doing most of it. What Happened? Did he die or get arrested for something else? Did he leave the area or just start operating in other parts of Metro Houston? Could he have stopped killing and still lives there today?

What is so distressing about the Killing Fields specifically and all the cases in the Houston area is not just the number of "low risk" type women who have died at the hands of sexual predators but the fact that most of these cases are unsolved and the killers are probably still out there.

The truth is, some of them are still out there. Some might have moved on, gone to prison, or died but all of them have not.

I think the number of murders and the different perps shows what LE is up against. They need more help with all these cases.

All these families deserve to know who murdered their loved one and where the body is buried. It is very sad!
 

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