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The following is a sampling of unsolved cases. If you have any information about one of these cases or another unsolved case, please contact  Homicide Det. Manny Reyes at (817) 392-4307.
Case Number: 95468137
Location: 500 Precinct Line Road
Date: 09/03/1995
Patricia Gail Jackson-Lee
Race and Gender: Black Female
Age: 27
Cause of Death: Strangulation
Ms  Jackson-Lee was found with her hands bound behind her back in a vacant field in the 500 block of Precinct Line Road. She had been strangled with a piece of clothing.
Case Number: 93261548
Location: 3446 May
Date: 05/14/1993
Robert Rodriguez
Race and Gender:  Hispanic Male
Age: 27
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound to face
Mr Rodriguez was found lying in a parking lot adjacent to his vehicle across the street from Johnny's Bar, where he had been the previous night. It is believed that the shooting was a result of an altercation the victim had at the bar.
Case Number: 81129697
Location: 200 S. Henderson
Date: 04/16/1981
Vicki Chisholm
Race and Gender: Black Female
Age: 22
Cause of Death: Strangulation
Ms Chisholm had left her dentist's office nearby around 11:40 am and was waiting for a bus in the 1100 block of S. Henderson to return to work in downtown Fort Worth. She was then seen at the bus stop getting into an undescribed pickup truck with an unknown black male. Approximately 25 minutes later, she was found strangled in the 200 block of S. Henderson. It was apparent that she had been robbed and sexually assaulted.
Case Number: 84518942
Location: 4743 Poppy Drive East
Date: 12/28/1984
Lacy Milton Hatchell
Race and Gender: White Male
Age: 31
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound and blunt force trauma
In the early morning hours of December 28, 1984, two persons throwing newspapers found Mr. Hatchell lying on the sidewalk, a few houses away from his residence. Evidence showed the victim was dragged or dragged himself from the direction of his residence to that location. His vehicle was located parked approximately one block away and had sustained gunshot damage.

 
Case Number: 98417355
Location: 3604 Lipscomb
Date: 07/11/1998
Edna Rodriguez
Race and Gender: Hispanic Female
Age: 8
Cause of Death: Strangulation, blunt force trauma     
Edna Maria Rodriguez was reported missing from her family's residence at 3536 Travis Avenue around 2:00 a.m. on July 11, 1998 and was the subject of an extensive police search. She was found the next day by a neighborhood in the driveway of a vacant residence at 3604 Lipscomb, an area that had been searched earlier by police.        

 
Case Number: 98283643
Location: 614 South Freeway
Date: 05/13/1998
Dorris Turner
Race and Gender: Black Male
Age: 80
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound to head
Mr. Turner was found dead inside his residence by a friend who came to visit him often. He lived alone in an area frequented by transient persons and often invited them into his residence. His house had been ransacked and his 1991 red Chevrolet Cavalier had been stolen. The car was later found unoccupied in nearby Glenwood Park in the 900 block of Exeter Street.

 

 
Case Number: 92088167
Location: 7405 Meadowcrest
Date: 02/18/1992
Ginger Ross
Race and Gender: White Female
Age: 19
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to head
Ms Ross lived with her mother who found her slumped over a chair in the living room. Ms Ross had been shot multiple times in the head and chest. The residence was secure and there was no signs of forced entry.

 
Case Number: 95023794
Location: 3200 Avenue I
Date: 01/14/1995
Richard Hutchinson
Race and Gender: White Male
Age: 32
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound to head
On Saturday January 14, 1995, Richard and his brother were driving through the Poly area of Fort Worth in a small blue pickup truck when an undescribed male subject ran up to the driver's side of the truck and shot into the truck several times killing Richard. The murder is believed to be drug-related.

   
Case Number: 91688128
Location: 3301 Bellaire Drive North
Date: 12/24/1991
Ladye Gallaher
Race and Gender: White Female
Age: 84
Cause of Death: Strangulation, blunt force trauma
Ms Gallaher was elderly and lived alone in her TCU area home, but had company of caretakers during the day. On Christmas Eve morning, she was found dead in her bed by one of the caretakers, strangled and with severe head injuries. Several of the victim's checks were stolen and later forged.

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