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Mary Searight: 1996 Texas cold case murder solved; victim has ties to Austin
TEXAS - The Texas Department of Public Safety says they've cracked the 1996 cold case murder of an elderly woman in North Texas. The victim has a connection to Austin, and you may have seen her name before. On August 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight, 86, was found in her Paris, Texas, home by a caretaker.
Texas Cold Case Cracked: DNA Evidence Indicts Tenant in 1996 Murder of Austin Philanthropist Mary Moore Searight
Texas cold case was solved when David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted for the murder of Mary Moore Searight using DNA evidence matched through the DPS.
DNA evidence helps indict Texas man charged in 1996 cold case murder, DPS says
David Paul Cady Jr. has been formally charged in a 1996 cold case murder. DNA evidence has tied him to the death of Mary Moore Searight 30 years ago.
DNA testing leads to arrest of suspect in 1996 murder of Mary Moore Searight
Texas DPS said it identified a man connected with a 1996 cold case of a woman who an Austin park was named after.
Mary Searight cold case murder solved
Texas cold case murder of an elderly woman has been solved. The victim, Mary Searight, has ties to Austin. Patrick Mahomes is facing a personal heartbreak just days before the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
1996 cold case murder of elderly woman solved by DPS Crime Lab
AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says DNA helped solve a nearly 30-year-old murder case.David Cady is in custody and indicted for the murder
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