Texas

Human trafficking
August 10, 2022

Teen Trafficking Victim Found Safe After Running Away From Treatment Center

The teen who was sex-trafficked after going missing from a Dallas Mavericks game earlier this year ran away from a treatment facility in Utah last week. The 15-year-old was found safe Tuesday night, according to her mother, Brooke Morris. Morris, who said she spoke with her daughter by phone two days before the girl left …

Zi’Ariel, A’Miyah, & Te’Mari
Accident
August 1, 2022

3 Sisters Who Vanished While Being Babysat by Mom’s Friend Are Found Dead in Pond

Three sisters who vanished in Texas on Friday were found dead in a pond by their home on Saturday, according to reports. Temari Oliver, 5, Amiyah Hughes, 8, and Zi’Ariel Oliver, 9, were found in a private pond located about 200 yards from their home in Atlanta. The Texarkana Gazette reported that the pond is …

Missing
July 29, 2022

Missing 7-Year-Old Found Dead in Washing Machine

A missing 7-year-old Texas boy was found dead inside his family’s washing machine Thursday morning. Troy Khoeler’s parents told Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies that they found the boy missing at about 4 a.m. and reported the missing child to the constable’s office at about 5:20 a.m., KHOU reported. Deputies first searched the Spring neighborhood …

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Road Rage
July 25, 2022

8-Year-Old Boy Wounded in Highway Road Rage Shooting

An 8-year-old Texas boy was wounded late Sunday afternoon when a suspected road rager targeted a vehicle carrying three children. The incident happened on Interstate 20 in Balch Springs, near Dallas, WFAA reported. The boy was hit by a bullet in his hip and taken to a Dallas hospital, where he was reported in stable …

Missing
July 12, 2022

Missing Texas Mom Leaves for Work Late, Disappears

A 39-year-old San Antonio mom called the law officer where she works last week to say she was running late. A doorbell camera showed her rushing out of her home at about 10:30 a.m. Chrissy Powell has not been seen or hear from since last Tuesday morning. Family and friends are worried. “The unknown is …

child neglect
July 8, 2022

Missing Mom of Abandoned Baby Found, Arrested

The mother of a baby found along at a Houston apartment complex has been arrested on a warrant from an earlier incident after her family members reported her missing. Court records say Dana McGowan, 33, was arrested in January for driving under the influence with a child under 15 in the vehicle, KHOU reported. It’s …

Missing
July 6, 2022

Update: Runaway Texas Girls ‘Very Happy to Be Rescued’ After Days Missing

Two missing Texas teens were “very happy to be rescued” Monday night after they ran away from home and “fell in with some bad people.” McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara told KWTX that James Robert Van Houten, 30, has been charged with harboring a minor and is likely to face other charges. “We have reason …