Texas cold case tore apart family that keeps fighting for answers nearly 40 years later

[Catrina Marshall]

Texas cold case tore apart family that keeps fighting for answers nearly 40 years later

 

[tlcya]

Residents reported a bad odor on June 25, 1985, coming from an abandoned car in a Dallas alleyway, which led to the gruesome discovery of Mowrey's naked, decomposing body.

A belt was tied around her neck, and her body was wrapped and bound in a bedsheet.
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After Catherine's body was found in the trunk of an abandoned car, police initially told the Mowrey family that she died of a suicide.
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Law enforcement publicly called Catherine's death "an overdose," which was reported by local newspapers at the time.

A short article in The Dallas News with the headline, "Woman in car trunk died of overdose, police say," quoted Dallas Homicide Sgt. H.M. Rice as the source.

"We speculate that she died on somebody, and they just got scared and put her in the trunk," Rice was quoted as saying. "It's not going to be (classified as) a murder because we don't know who put her in there."

That was it, in terms of the investigation. Police considered the case closed, even though Catherine's toxicology report was clean. There were no drugs or alcohol in her system.
Texas cold case tore apart family that keeps fighting for answers nearly 40 years later

May this family one day get answers. Keystone cops didn't put in much effort to find out what happened back then.

 

[ZVT24]

Texas cold case tore apart family that keeps fighting for answers nearly 40 years later

I am so sad to read about your aunts and your sweet mom. I hope you will one day receive justice for your aunt.

 

[Catrina Marshall]

I am so sad to read about your aunts and your sweet mom. I hope you will one day receive justice for your aunt.

Thank you!

 

[Rain03]

Catrina, I remain in awe of your strength, Will and Determination to continue pushing thru tough times and circumstances refusing to accept "No" for an answer while fighting for Justice on behalf of your aunt Catrina Mowrey. Especially when we as indirect victims unfairly have to experience officers who are dealing with "burn out" due to many years of seeing death but and however there is absolutely "No excuse" nor acceptance for laziness, bare minimum, skating long, cutting corners and unaccountability buying time before retirement and or transfer elsewhere, especially when an individual takes the oath to protect and serve knowing the job is hard before taking the oath.
You are a true inspiration for never giving up. I look forward to the day Justice is delivered on behalf of your aunt Catrina Mowrey. My thoughts and Prayers are with you.

 

[EmTheStrange]

Catrina,
I am truly sorry for your loss. The hurt and pain this injustice has caused your family should never have happened.