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The Manvel civil rights lawsuit could be headed toward trial in spring 2027. However, a federal judge must first decide whether the case, or portions of it, can proceed.
Attorney Michael Kerensky confirmed Thursday, October 29, that the judge is reviewing competing motions for summary judgment in Marks v. City of Manvel.
The lawsuit involves allegations of constitutional violations stemming from a Manvel Police Department investigation.
Kerensky said no additional hearings are expected until the judge issues a ruling.
If claims remain for trial, the next court appearance will likely be a docket call to establish a trial schedule.
Although a spring 2027 trial is anticipated, the judge has not set a date.
What is the lawsuit about?
Former Manvel Police Chief Keith Traylor is among the officials whose actions are challenged in the federal civil-rights lawsuit.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, involves plaintiffs John Marks and Freddie Douglas.
The case challenges actions taken during a Manvel Police Department investigation and raises questions about whether the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights were violated.
Former Manvel Police Chief Keith Traylor is among the officials whose actions have been challenged in the litigation.
The plaintiffs’ claims remain allegations. The court has not made a final determination that the defendants violated anyone’s constitutional rights.
The litigation has involved sworn testimony from individuals connected to the underlying investigation.
Depositions allow attorneys to question witnesses under oath about their actions, knowledge and recollections.
Such testimony can play an important role in determining whether significant factual disputes exist and whether those disputes must be resolved at trial.
The proceedings have also involved questions concerning testimony from law-enforcement and prosecutorial officials.
A March 2026 court ruling addressed an interlocutory appeal related to depositions involving Texas Ranger Aaron Arizmendi and District Attorney Tom Selleck.
That procedural dispute is separate from the summary judgment motions now awaiting a decision.
What is summary judgment?
Both sides have asked the federal court to rule on legal issues before trial.
A motion for summary judgment allows a judge to resolve a claim when there is no genuine dispute over facts material to the decision and the moving party is entitled to judgment under the law.
The judge could dismiss some claims, allow others to proceed or issue a ruling that resolves the case without a trial.
The filing of competing motions does not mean either side has prevailed.
What happens next?
According to Kerensky, the court is not expected to schedule additional hearings until the pending motions are decided.
If claims remain for trial, the next step would likely be a docket call, during which the court could establish a trial schedule.
Kerensky anticipates a possible trial in spring 2027 but emphasized that scheduling is ultimately the judge’s decision.
The case remains unresolved.
Why this case matters
The lawsuit raises questions about the responsibilities of law-enforcement officers during criminal investigations and the constitutional protections afforded to individuals who become subjects of those investigations.
Federal civil-rights lawsuits can examine whether government officials acted within the limits of their legal authority.
However, allegations made in a lawsuit are not proof of misconduct, and the defendants have the opportunity to contest the claims.
The upcoming ruling could determine whether a jury will eventually hear the disputed evidence.
For now, the case remains in the hands of the federal judge.
This is an ongoing investigation. Additional reporting will follow when the court issues its ruling.
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A single tip can reopen a cold case, lead investigators to missing evidence, or help a grieving family finally find answers. But what happens when someone knowingly gives police false information?
In Texas, providing false information to police during a criminal investigation can result in criminal charges, fines, and jail time.
Law enforcement agencies rely on witnesses to help solve crimes. Even information that surfaces decades later can be valuable. However, there is a legal difference between an honest mistake and a deliberate attempt to mislead investigators.
What Texas law says about false information to police
Texas Penal Code Section 37.08 addresses false reports made to law enforcement officers and certain investigators.
Under Texas Penal Code Section 37.08, a person commits an offense when they knowingly make a materially false statement to an authorized investigator with the intent to deceive.
The offense is classified as a Class B misdemeanor.
A conviction can carry:
Up to 180 days in county jail. A fine of up to $2,000. Both jail time and a fine.
The law does not require someone to invent an entire crime. A knowingly false statement about an important detail in an investigation may be enough to violate the statute.
What happens when someone makes a false crime report?
Law enforcement investigations require personnel, equipment, and resources. Knowingly false crime reports can divert those resources.
Texas Penal Code Section 42.06 addresses certain false reports involving crimes or emergencies.
A person who knowingly communicates a false or baseless report that meets the statute’s requirements may face a Class A misdemeanor. Certain reports involving schools, public transportation, or essential public services can result in felony charges.
Other laws may apply when false reports trigger dangerous emergency responses.
Why false information can hurt cold case investigations
Search crews excavate an area near a Brazoria County cemetery after new witness information raised questions about the possible location of Rebecca Beard’s remains.
Cold cases often depend on information that surfaces years or even decades after the original investigation.
Witnesses may remember a conversation, recognize a location, or decide to share information they previously withheld.
These tips deserve careful consideration.
But knowingly fabricated information can send investigators in the wrong direction.
It can also consume investigative resources, lead to unnecessary searches, and create false hope for families who have spent years waiting for answers.
When investigators search a property or examine a possible burial site, the information that prompted the search must be evaluated alongside physical evidence and independent corroboration.
A witness statement alone does not establish that a crime occurred at a particular location.
Being mistaken is not the same as lying
An excavation near a Brazoria County cemetery during the renewed search for Rebecca Beard, who disappeared in 1986. Investigators examined the area following new witness information.
This distinction is especially important.
Human memory is imperfect. Details can become unclear over time. Witnesses may confuse dates, locations, or conversations.
An honest mistake does not automatically constitute a criminal offense.
Texas Penal Code Section 37.08 requires proof that a person knowingly made a materially false statement with the intent to deceive.
Investigators must distinguish between inaccurate recollections, misunderstandings, secondhand information, and deliberate deception.
Why witnesses should still come forward
A recreation of the outfit Rebecca “Becky” Beard was reportedly wearing when she vanished in March 1986. Her family continues searching for answers 40 years later.
The possibility of criminal penalties should never discourage someone from reporting information they genuinely believe could help solve a crime.
A witness does not need to have every answer.
Someone may remember a suspicious vehicle, an unusual conversation, or activity near a location connected to an investigation.
Even decades later, that information may be important.
The best approach is to explain exactly what was personally observed, identify information learned from others, and acknowledge uncertainty.
Investigators can then determine whether the information can be independently verified.
The responsibility that comes with reporting a crime
Search crews excavate an area near a Brazoria County cemetery following new witness information in the 1986 disappearance of Rebecca “Becky” Beard.
Families of missing persons and homicide victims deserve answers based on credible evidence.
Investigators deserve truthful information. Witnesses deserve to be heard and treated fairly.
And the public deserves to understand that deliberately misleading law enforcement can carry legal consequences.
Coming forward with information can be an act of courage.
Knowingly inventing information is something entirely different.
The message is simple: If you know something about a crime, speak up. But tell the truth. Someone’s family may be depending on it.
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Nearly 40 years after Rebecca Beard’s murder, a four-hour excavation near a Brazoria County cemetery ended without the discovery of her remains.
The search followed a disturbing claim from a witness who says she watched the 22-year-old woman buried alive in 1986.
While I was in Dubai, a nearby property owner contacted me about repeated visits by retired Brazoria County District Attorney’s Office investigator John Blankenship. The owner also claimed he witnessed suspicious activity in the area around the time Beard disappeared.
Shortly after Blankenship spoke with the property owner, a search took place with assistance from Texas EquuSearch.
According to a source familiar with the operation, nothing was found.
Witness claims she watched Rebecca Beard buried alive
Area near the cemetery identified as a possible burial site in the Rebecca Beard murder investigation.
In January 2026, a woman came forward with a disturbing account of what she claims happened nearly 40 years earlier.
She alleged that she was present the night Beard was killed in March 1986.
According to the witness, she followed the suspects from the Excalibur Club in Freeport to an area near a cemetery.
There, she claims, she watched them bury Beard alive.
The witness identified a possible burial location near the cemetery.
Her allegations remain unverified. No publicly confirmed physical evidence has established that Beard was buried at that location.
Nevertheless, her account brought renewed attention to an area connected to one of Brazoria County’s longest-running murder mysteries.
District attorney’s investigators questioned witness credibility
Recreation showing Rebecca “Becky” Beard wearing clothing similar to what she reportedly wore the night she disappeared in 1986.
Beard’s family later met with representatives of the Brazoria County District Attorney’s Office and investigators to discuss the witness’s allegations.
During a recorded meeting, investigators explained why they did not believe the woman’s account.
They said she had changed parts of her story.
According to investigators, those inconsistencies raised concerns about her credibility.
Despite the witness’s claims, investigators did not consider her account reliable.
However, the question of where Beard’s remains are located remains unanswered.
Property owner contacts reporter about activity near cemetery
Vehicles and search personnel gather near the cemetery following renewed interest in a possible burial location for Rebecca “Becky” Beard.
While I was in Dubai in October 2026, a property owner near the cemetery contacted me about several visits by retired Brazoria County District Attorney’s Office investigator John Blankenship.
The owner said Blankenship had been looking near the area where a witness claimed Rebecca Beard was buried in 1986.
During our conversation, the owner revealed that he had witnessed suspicious activity in the same area around the time Beard disappeared.
However, he said he initially believed the activity might involve satanic rituals or the burial of animals. He had previously noticed activity in the area that led him to that suspicion.
At the time, he did not believe he had witnessed anything connected to a murder. As a result, he never contacted police.
His suspicions remain unverified, and there is no established evidence connecting satanic activity or animal burials to Beard’s murder.
Shortly after Blankenship spoke with the property owner, a search took place near the cemetery.
Four-hour excavation finds nothing
Texas EquuSearch was brought in to assist with the search near the Brazoria County cemetery.
Photographs show excavation equipment removing soil while search personnel carefully examined the ground by hand.
The search focused on an area near where a witness claimed Rebecca Beard was buried alive in 1986.
The operation lasted approximately four hours.
Despite the extensive digging, a source familiar with the search said nothing was found.
Nearly 40 years after Beard’s murder, her remains are still missing.
The latest search has not resolved the questions surrounding her disappearance or the witness’s allegations.
Rebecca Beard disappeared after visiting Freeport nightclub
Rebecca Beard was just 22 years old when she disappeared in March 1986.
She had visited the Excalibur Club in Freeport before vanishing.
Her disappearance left behind a young daughter and a family desperate for answers.
In 1995, Paul Taylor Jr. pleaded guilty to her murder.
However, Beard’s body was never recovered.
Over the years, investigators examined evidence connected to the Excalibur Club and a residence in Clute.
Former investigators also raised questions about evidence discovered during earlier searches.
Despite those investigative efforts, Beard’s remains have never been located.
Family has searched for answers for four decades
For Beard’s mother, Linda Barnes, and sister, Carol Mize, the search has continued for nearly 40 years.
Both have spent decades trying to learn what happened to Becky and where her remains may be.
The latest excavation did not provide the answers they have sought.
Investigators have questioned the cemetery witness’s credibility. The property owner’s account of suspicious activity also remains unverified.
Still, the recent search shows that possible leads continue to emerge decades after Beard’s murder.
The latest excavation raises an important question.
If investigators did not believe the cemetery witness, what prompted renewed interest in the area?
That question remains unanswered.
For Beard’s family, the ultimate goal has not changed.
They want to find Becky and bring her home.
Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose continues investigating the Rebecca Beard murder through public records, interviews, and firsthand accounts. Her documentary, Finding Becky Beard, examines evidence, witness statements, and unanswered questions surrounding the 1986 case. The documentary is available on YouTube.
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Exclusive: Toxic workplace allegations emerge in Manvel police chief retirement records
By Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose
Newly obtained records raise questions about the Manvel police chief retirement and the events that led to it.
The documents reveal allegations of retaliation, abuse of authority and a toxic work environment. They also include a proposed termination notice and a negotiated retirement agreement.
Former Police Chief Keith Traylor left the department on September 30, 2026.
However, the records suggest city officials considered another outcome before his departure.
Manvel police chief faced proposed termination
A proposed termination notice included in September 10, 2026, records outlined plans to remove Manvel Police Chief Keith Traylor, subject to City Council concurrence.
A September 10, 2026, email included a proposed termination notice for Traylor.
The notice stated that City Manager Dan Johnson had decided to terminate the chief, pending City Council approval.
The document also addressed administrative leave and the next steps if the council rejected the decision.
However, the records reviewed do not establish that the council approved his termination.
Instead, the city and Traylor reached a separation agreement.
The proposed termination notice followed a September 3, 2026, formal complaint filed by Chris Day, a former Manvel police employee and president of the Manvel Police Association.
Day alleged retaliation, abuse of authority and violations of department disciplinary procedures. He also questioned whether his own termination had been predetermined, pointing to a termination letter dated August 12, one day before his August 13 disciplinary meeting.
Day requested an independent investigation into Chief Keith Traylor’s conduct, including allegations of intimidation and a toxic workplace.
The complaint also raised concerns about a possible vote of no confidence in Traylor’s leadership.
These allegations have not been independently substantiated, and the complaint does not establish that Traylor violated department policy or state law.
Records reveal toxic workplace allegations
Text messages obtained through public records describe allegations of retaliation, threats of termination and a vote of no confidence involving Manvel Police Department leadership.
Additional documents describe serious disputes inside the Manvel Police Department.
A formal complaint alleges retaliation, abuse of authority and a toxic work environment.
Other records include messages from a former employee who claimed department leaders treated him unfairly.
He alleged that the chief retaliated against him after he filed a complaint. He also described threats of termination and ongoing workplace conflict.
The messages reference a vote of no confidence involving department leadership.
These claims remain allegations.
Source document: September 30, 2026, response from Mayor Dan Davis
The documents reviewed do not independently establish their accuracy.
Former officer questioned whether termination was predetermined
A September 3, 2026, formal complaint submitted by former Manvel police employee Chris Day raises additional questions about the disciplinary process under former Police Chief Keith Traylor.
Day alleged that his termination may have been predetermined, pointing to a termination letter dated August 12, one day before his August 13 disciplinary meeting.
He also alleged that he was not provided all investigative materials before his termination, received insufficient time to respond to disciplinary findings and was given approximately 45 minutes’ notice before an administrative interview.
Day, who identified himself as president of the Manvel Police Association, also raised concerns about possible retaliation. According to his complaint, association members had discussed a possible vote of no confidence in Traylor.
The complaint requested an independent investigation, preservation of relevant records and consideration of placing Traylor on paid administrative leave while the allegations were examined.
Day acknowledged that his termination appeal had been denied. His complaint sought a separate investigation into whether the disciplinary process had been handled properly.
These allegations have not been independently established by the complaint itself, and the records reviewed here do not establish that Traylor violated department policy or Texas law.
The separation agreement describes Traylor’s departure as a voluntary retirement in good standing.
The timing of the agreement raises additional questions. A proposed termination notice dated September 10, 2026, indicates City Manager Dan Johnson was considering terminating Traylor’s employment, pending City Council approval. Yet the signed separation agreement states that Traylor submitted his voluntary retirement notice that same day. The agreement ultimately characterized his departure as a voluntary retirement in good standing.
The records raise an important question: What happened between the proposed termination and the negotiated retirement agreement?
Section 3 addresses his personnel file, disciplinary records and employment references.
The agreement restricts the city from adding certain materials about inquiries to his personnel file or Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records.
It also requires the city to report his departure as a voluntary retirement.
Additionally, the agreement provides salary and accrued leave payments.
It includes continued health coverage under specified terms.
The city and Traylor agreed that the settlement did not constitute an admission of wrongdoing.
Mayor publicly praised Traylor
Text messages obtained through public records show KPRC 2 reporter Corley Peel questioning Manvel Mayor Dan Davis about Police Chief Keith Traylor’s retirement. Davis denied a connection to recent Flock camera decisions and said Traylor had discussed retirement for years. Photo credit: City of Manvel public records, September 2026.
On September 16, a KPRC reporter asked Manvel Mayor Dan Davis about the retirement.
Davis said Traylor had discussed retirement for several years.
He also praised the chief’s leadership and service to the city.
However, the proposed termination notice raises questions about what city officials discussed before the retirement agreement.
Questions remain about Manvel police leadership
The records reveal a department facing workplace allegations and internal disputes.
They also document a proposed termination and a later agreement that characterized Traylor’s departure as voluntary.
Several questions remain.
What prompted the proposed termination? How did city officials investigate the workplace complaints? What led to the final retirement agreement?
The documents reviewed do not fully answer those questions.
Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose continues to examine the records surrounding Traylor’s departure.
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At least six bodies have been recovered from Buffalo Bayou or its banks in 2026. The latest discovery happened Oct. 2.
Another body found in Buffalo Bayou is raising questions in Houston.
Houston police are investigating after firefighters recovered a man’s body from Buffalo Bayou Friday morning, October 2. The discovery happened near Hirsch Road and Clinton Drive in east Houston.
It is at least the sixth documented body recovered from Buffalo Bayou or its banks in 2026.
The cases stretch from downtown Houston to the Houston Ship Channel. Some victims have been identified. Other cases still have unanswered questions.
Man found in Buffalo Bayou on October 2
The latest discovery happened Friday morning.
Houston firefighters responded after someone spotted a body floating in Buffalo Bayou. Crews launched a rescue boat near the 7300 block of Clinton Drive.
Firefighters recovered the body of a man.
Houston police homicide detectives are investigating. Authorities have not released the man’s name or age.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences will determine his cause and manner of death.
January 6: First Buffalo Bayou body of 2026
The first reported Buffalo Bayou recovery of the year happened January 6 near downtown Houston.
A maintenance crew spotted a man’s body in the water near Commerce and Main streets.
Houston firefighters received the call around 1:46 p.m.
Police said the man was clothed and wearing a gray jacket. Authorities did not immediately release his identity.
The discovery came just days into the new year.
February 2: Fisherman found near Port of Houston
Houston police recovered another man from Buffalo Bayou on February 2.
The discovery happened at 8300 High Level Road near the Port of Houston.
HPD said the 62-year-old man wore several layers of clothing and appeared dressed for cold-weather fishing.
Detectives learned that a missing man had last been seen fishing at the same location on January 26. Investigators also found his vehicle and fishing equipment along the shore.
Police reported no obvious signs of foul play.
April 30: Kenneth Young found near Buffalo Bend Nature Park
Kenneth Young, 33, was found dead near Buffalo Bend Nature Park along Buffalo Bayou on April 30, 2026. Photo courtesy of Young’s family.
A cleanup crew found another body along Buffalo Bayou on April 30.
The crew spotted the badly decomposed body near Sgt. Macario Garcia Drive and Buffalo Bend Nature Park.
Authorities later identified the man as 33-year-old Kenneth Young.
Authorities identified Young through his fingerprints.
His family has continued searching for answers about what happened to him.
July 20: Workers find decomposed body near J.W. Peavy Drive
Workers made another discovery on July 20.
They found a man’s decomposed body along the banks of the Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel at 7220 J.W. Peavy Drive.
Houston firefighters pronounced the man dead at the scene.
HPD said investigators found no apparent wounds or trauma.
At the time of the initial investigation, authorities were waiting for an autopsy to determine the man’s cause of death.
August 11: Body later identified as Carl “Clint” Mueller
Carl “Clint” Mueller, 73, was found dead along Buffalo Bayou near Nance Street on Aug. 11, 2026. Photo courtesy of Texas EquuSearch.
Houston police responded to another Buffalo Bayou discovery on August 11.
Officers found a man’s body along the banks of the bayou in the 2200 block of Nance Street.
The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.
HPD reported no obvious signs of trauma.
Texas EquuSearch later identified the man as 73-year-old Carl “Clint” Mueller.
Mueller had been missing since July 30. He was last seen near the 1400 block of Saint Joseph Parkway in downtown Houston.
Another August case happened near Buffalo Bayou
Police also investigated a body found August 7 in a wooded area near Buffalo Bayou and Beltway 8.
Officers responded to the 10400 block of Deerwood Road.
Police said that investigators were handling that death as a suicide.
Because the body was found in a wooded area near the bayou, rather than confirmed in Buffalo Bayou or along its banks, it is not included in the six confirmed Buffalo Bayou recoveries listed here.
Bodies have also been recovered from other waterways across Houston and Harris County in recent years.
Those deaths do not all share the same circumstances.
Some involved accidents or medical issues. Others involved drugs, drowning, suicide or violence. In some cases, investigators could not immediately determine how the person died.
That distinction matters.
Finding several bodies in Houston’s bayous does not mean the deaths are connected.
More than 200 bodies recovered from Houston-area bayous
More than 200 bodies have been recovered from Houston-area bayous since 2017, according to Harris County medical examiner records.
The Buffalo Bayou cases are part of a much larger issue across Houston.
Records from the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office show that more than 200 bodies have been recovered from Houston-area bayous since 2017. By February 2026, the documented total had already reached 208.
The cases involve several Houston-area waterways, not just Buffalo Bayou. Causes of death have varied widely. Drowning has been the leading cause, while other deaths involved drugs, injuries or other circumstances. Some cases remain undetermined.
Authorities have also pushed back against speculation that the deaths are connected or the work of a serial killer.
What happens next?
The October 2 case remains under investigation.
Houston police have not announced the man’s identity or cause of death.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences will conduct the examination.
For now, Friday’s discovery adds another case to a troubling list of deaths involving Buffalo Bayou in 2026.
Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose will continue following the case as authorities release new information.
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Mitchell Wasek has another court date in Travis County.
Court records show Wasek will return to the 167th District Court on Nov. 10, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
The hearing involves several criminal cases that I have followed for years.
One of Wasek’s original 2023 cases lists a writ hearing. His separate 2025 case lists a pretrial hearing at the same time.
The Nov. 10 setting is not a trial date.
Wasek’s original cases remain in court
Wasek faces six invasive visual recording cases filed in 2023.
Those cases carry cause numbers D-1-DC-23-500314 through D-1-DC-23-500319. Travis County previously listed all six for writ hearings in the 167th District Court.
The latest Odyssey record I reviewed on Oct. 2 shows a Nov. 10 writ hearing in case D-1-DC-23-500314.
The older cases have also gone through appellate proceedings.
Separate 2025 case heads to pretrial hearing
Wasek also faces a separate felony case filed in 2025.
That case carries cause number D-1-DC-25-500122.
The Travis County docket lists the 2025 charge as possession of child pornography.
The latest Odyssey record shows a pretrial hearing on Nov. 10 at 1:15 p.m.
The newer case and at least one of Wasek’s original cases now have hearings set for the same date and time.
Defense wants evidence suppressed
The 2025 case includes two major defense challenges.
Wasek’s attorneys filed a motion to suppress on April 14.
The docket describes it as a motion to suppress evidence obtained by theft and breach of computer security.
The public docket I reviewed does not show an order resolving that motion.
Defense also seeks dismissal
Wasek’s attorneys filed another motion on June 2.
That motion asks the judge to dismiss the indictment due to an expired statute of limitations.
The filing does not mean the court has dismissed the indictment.
The public docket I reviewed does not show an order granting that request.
Court records also show several subpoena applications filed in June.
What happens next in the Mitchell Wasek cases?
Mitchell Wasek faces felony charges in Travis County as his defense seeks to suppress evidence and dismiss the indictment.
The Nov. 10 hearings could provide answers about the pending legal challenges.
The 167th District Court handles felony criminal cases in Travis County. Judge Dayna Blazey presides over the court.
For now, Wasek’s cases remain pending.
I will continue reviewing the court records and report any new rulings before the Nov. 10 hearings.
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Paul Taylor’s confession vs. forensic evidence. An exclusive investigation reveals new questions about drag marks, cadaver dog alerts, a shovel found beneath the house and court records referencing Becky Beard’s remains.
Did Paul Taylor tell investigators everything about what happened to Rebecca “Becky” Beard?
Nearly 40 years after the 22-year-old disappeared from Freeport, Texas, new questions surround her murder.
A comparison of Taylor’s confession and previously undisclosed investigative findings reveals significant differences.
In my exclusive interview, retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller described apparent blood evidence and drag marks inside a home linked to Becky’s murder.
Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the property.
Miller began digging and discovered unidentified white material. However, officials ordered him to stop before he could identify it.
Becky’s mother, Linda Barnes, also found a shovel and shoe beneath the house. According to the family, investigators never entered either item into evidence.
Newly uncovered court records raise even more questions. They reference Becky’s body and a Remington shotgun after Taylor’s guilty plea.
What really happened inside that house? And where are Becky’s remains?
The home linked to Becky Beard’s murder. Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller says investigators found apparent blood evidence and drag marks inside. Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the property.
What Paul Taylor said happened to Becky Beard
Becky disappeared after visiting the Excalibur Club in Freeport on March 1, 1986.
Taylor admitted that Becky left the club with him. He said they drove to his home, where an argument eventually turned violent.
During a recorded interview with Becky’s mother, Taylor claimed an argument over cocaine led to the shooting.
He said he had promised to obtain cocaine but could not reach his supplier.
According to Taylor, Becky became angry and threatened to call police.
Taylor admitted that he grabbed a gun and tried to frighten her.
He then told Linda that he shot Becky between the eyes.
Taylor claimed Becky died immediately.
He later pleaded guilty to her murder in 1995. However, investigators never recovered her body.
Forensic evidence reveals apparent drag marks inside the home
The home linked to Becky Beard’s murder. Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller says investigators found apparent blood evidence and drag marks inside. Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the property.
Taylor described wrapping Becky’s body in bedsheets before placing her in his car.
However, Miller’s account raises questions about how someone moved her body.
During his investigation around 1994, Miller returned to the home where investigators believed the murder occurred.
He removed wall paneling and conducted luminol testing.
Miller said the testing revealed apparent blood smears on the bedroom wall and floor.
He also observed what appeared to be drag marks.
Those marks extended from the bedroom, through a common area and toward the back door.
According to Miller, the marks ended at that door.
Could someone have dragged Becky through the house before placing her body in a vehicle?
Taylor’s account does not explain the apparent drag marks.
However, additional forensic testing would need to establish what caused them.
Two cadaver dogs alerted beneath the house
Another view of the home linked to Becky Beard’s murder, where retired police captain Richard Miller says investigators discovered apparent blood evidence and drag marks.
Miller’s investigation took another unexpected turn when a dog handler brought two cadaver dogs to the property.
The first dog searched the house and alerted beneath the kitchen area, near the back door.
The handler then brought in a second dog.
That dog searched from another direction and alerted at the exact same location.
Miller crawled beneath the house and began digging by hand.
A few inches below the surface, he discovered soft white material.
He immediately thought about the clothing Becky reportedly wore when she disappeared.
However, Miller never determined what he had found.
He said a district attorney’s investigator and the Clute police chief arrived at the property.
They ordered him to stop digging because Taylor’s trial was approaching.
Miller complied and left the excavation unfinished.
Officials never secured the home as a crime scene during that investigation.
Linda Barnes found a shovel and shoe beneath the house
Linda Barnes discovered this shovel beneath the Clute home linked to Becky Beard’s murder. The family says investigators never entered it into evidence.
Becky’s mother conducted her own investigation into her daughter’s disappearance.
During her search beneath Taylor’s former home, Linda discovered a short-handled shovel and a shoe.
Linda described burn marks on the shovel. She also claimed it carried dirt similar to soil at the suspected burial site.
According to the family, investigators never entered either item into evidence.
During her recorded interview with Taylor, Linda confronted him about the shovel.
Taylor said he could not remember leaving it beneath the house.
He suggested he might have obtained it from his father or mother.
Years later, Miller discovered apparent blood evidence and drag marks inside the same home.
Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the property.
Miller began digging and uncovered unidentified white material.
However, officials ordered him to stop before he could identify it.
Did Linda and Miller discover evidence connected to Becky’s disappearance?
Investigators never established that connection through the forensic testing documented in the available interviews.
Did Paul Taylor place Becky beneath the house?
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Taylor claimed he wrapped Becky in bedsheets and roofing paper before placing her body in his car.
He said he later drove to a remote location and buried her.
However, Linda confronted him about the shovel she had discovered beneath his home.
Taylor said he could not remember placing it there.
Miller’s discovery raises another question.
Why did two cadaver dogs alert beneath the home if Taylor immediately transported Becky to another location?
The alerts alone cannot establish that Becky’s body was beneath the house.
They also cannot determine whether someone moved her remains.
Investigators would need additional physical evidence to establish either possibility.
Did investigators recover evidence of a handgun or shotgun?
Two suspected bullet holes documented inside the Clute home. Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller believes a large-caliber handgun, possibly a .357, could have caused them. He disputes the theory that they came from a shotgun.
Taylor admitted that he shot Becky but did not identify the firearm’s caliber during his interview with Linda.
He claimed he found a gun in his mother’s attic and brought it home.
Miller recalled discovering two holes through the bedroom floor, behind the baseboard.
He believed the holes appeared consistent with a large-caliber handgun.
During my interview, Miller examined photographs from the investigation.
He rejected the suggestion that the holes showed evidence of a shotgun blast.
Miller said he believed a handgun could have caused them. He mentioned a .357 as one possibility.
However, he did not identify a specific weapon.
Newly uncovered case records also reference a Remington shotgun.
Miller said he had never heard about that shotgun during his involvement in Becky’s case.
He also explained that investigators sometimes collect multiple firearms for elimination testing.
The available interviews do not establish whether investigators recovered bullets or conducted ballistics testing in Becky’s murder.
Did investigators ever identify the weapon that killed Becky?
Paul Taylor’s timeline raises additional questions
Linda Barnes confronts Paul Taylor about her daughter’s murder during a prison interview. Taylor claimed heavy drinking affected his memory of the night Becky disappeared.
Taylor repeatedly claimed that heavy drinking affected his memory.
He estimated that he and Becky left the Excalibur Club around 12:30 or 1 a.m.
He said he drank approximately 10 alcoholic drinks that night.
After the shooting, Taylor claimed he struggled to decide what to do with Becky’s body.
He described wrapping her in sheets and placing her in his car during daylight.
However, he also said he spent much of the following day recovering from the alcohol and cleaning the house.
Linda confronted him about another reported incident.
According to Linda, a tow-truck operator and a neighbor described Taylor backing his car into a ditch near his home.
Taylor claimed he could not remember the incident.
He also disputed whether it happened.
These details leave questions about when Taylor moved Becky’s body and what happened outside the home.
What happened to Becky’s missing remains?
A recreation of the outfit Becky Beard reportedly wore the night she disappeared from Freeport, Texas, on March 1, 1986. Her family continues searching for her remains nearly 40 years later.
Taylor maintained that he took investigators to the correct burial site.
He described parking near a tree to conceal his activities from a farmer working nearby.
He said he wrapped Becky in bedsheets and roofing paper before burying her.
However, investigators failed to recover her remains.
Taylor expressed surprise that they found neither her body nor the sheets.
He suggested wild animals, including feral hogs, might have disturbed the burial site.
That explanation remains unverified.
Meanwhile, Miller’s account introduces another location that investigators never fully examined.
The area beneath the house could hold answers about what happened to Becky after her death.
However, the available evidence does not establish that anyone buried her there.
Court records reference possible remains after Taylor’s guilty plea
Court records uncovered by Becky Beard’s family reference the discovery of her body and plans to establish positive identification after Paul Taylor’s guilty plea in 1995. Becky’s remains have never been recovered or positively identified.
Becky’s family has spent decades searching for answers.
Their investigation uncovered court records that reference her body and a Remington shotgun after Taylor’s guilty plea in February 1995.
The handwritten court notes also reference investigator Larry Bullard.
One entry describes plans for Bullard to testify about finding Becky’s body. It also references additional time to establish positive identification.
The family says it learned about these records decades later.
During my exclusive interview, Miller said he knew nothing about investigators recovering Becky’s remains.
He also said he had never heard about a Remington shotgun in connection with the case.
Miller questioned why the family would not have learned about such a discovery.
He explained that investigators would ordinarily seek identification through dental records, DNA testing or other forensic methods.
The court documents raise questions about what investigators recovered after Taylor’s guilty plea.
Did investigators discover possible human remains?
Where did those remains go?
Did anyone submit them for forensic identification?
Why did Becky’s family learn about these records decades later?
The documents do not establish that investigators positively identified Becky’s body.
Her family continues to search for her remains.
Why did officials stop the excavation?
The home linked to Becky Beard’s murder. Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller says investigators found apparent blood evidence and drag marks inside. Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the property.
Miller’s account presents one of the most significant unanswered questions in this investigation.
Investigators had apparent blood evidence inside the home.
They observed possible drag marks leading toward the back door.
Two cadaver dogs independently alerted beneath the property.
Miller then discovered unidentified white material while digging at that location.
Yet officials ordered him to stop before he could identify it.
Miller said they cited concerns about the upcoming trial.
He never personally entered physical evidence from that excavation into the case.
Nearly four decades after Becky disappeared, her family continues to search for her remains.
Taylor’s confession established his involvement in her murder. However, it did not answer every question about what happened inside the home or where Becky’s body went.
The original forensic reports, evidence logs and sealed court records could help resolve those questions.
Did investigators overlook evidence that could finally lead Becky’s family to her remains?
For Becky’s mother, sister and daughter, the search for answers continues.
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Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller reveals evidence discovered inside a home linked to the Becky Beard murder case, including apparent blood evidence, drag marks and cadaver dog alerts.
Nearly 40 years after Rebecca “Becky” Beard disappeared, a retired Freeport police captain is revealing evidence investigators discovered inside a home believed to be connected to her murder.
In my exclusive interview, Richard Miller describes apparent blood evidence, drag marks and two cadaver dogs that alerted beneath the home. He also recalls finding unusual material while digging before officials ordered him to stop.
Despite those discoveries, investigators never secured the home as a crime scene.
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Richard Miller reveals evidence discovered inside the home
Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller speaks exclusively with Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose about evidence discovered inside a home linked to Becky Beard’s murder.
Miller spent 22 years with the Freeport Police Department. He was a rookie when Becky disappeared in March 1986. Years later, he revisited the investigation as a police captain.
During a search of the home, investigators used luminol to look for possible blood evidence. Miller describes apparent blood smears on a wall and floor, along with marks leading toward the back door.
Two cadaver dogs also alerted beneath the house.
Officials ordered Miller to stop digging
Miller says he began digging beneath the home after the dogs alerted. During that search, he discovered unusual white material.
Before he could determine what he had found, officials ordered him to stop.
The material has not been confirmed as human remains. However, Miller’s account raises questions about evidence investigators may have left behind.
Why wasn’t the home secured as a crime scene?
Inside the home investigators searched in connection with Becky Beard’s murder. Retired Freeport police captain Richard Miller describes evidence discovered during the investigation.
John Cone previously told investigators that Paul Taylor Jr. allegedly confessed to him about Becky’s death.
Cone reported that Taylor had removed a mattress and carpet from the home. He also offered authorities a key to the property.
Yet investigators did not immediately secure and process the residence following Cone’s report.
Miller’s account now provides additional details about what investigators discovered during a later search.
Newly uncovered records raise more question
Newly uncovered investigative notes reference finding Becky Beard’s body. Her family says they were never informed of such a discovery, raising questions about what investigators knew in 1995.
Becky’s family has spent decades searching for her remains. They have also reviewed investigative reports and court records in their effort to uncover what happened.
Records involving possible human remains have raised additional questions for the family.
Miller’s interview offers a new perspective on the evidence discovered beneath the house. However, it does not establish that investigators recovered human remains.
Paul Taylor Jr. pleaded guilty in connection with Becky’s death in 1995. Her body has never been recovered.
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More than a year after the Patrick Wright killing in Galveston, his mother, Kim Lain, says she still has serious questions about the investigation.
Kim Lain was there when her son died. She says she saw the man involved in the confrontation. She spoke directly to him. Moments later, she watched her son collapse after he was shot.
The investigation took several unexpected turns. Police first arrested the wrong man on a murder charge. Investigators later acknowledged problems with gunshot residue testing.
Authorities eventually identified another man as the shooter. They said he admitted firing the shots but claimed self-defense.
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Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose sat down with Kim Lain to discuss her son’s death, the investigation and the questions she says remain unanswered. Watch the full report below.
A Galveston County grand jury later took no action in the case.
Patrick William Wright with one of his children. His mother, Kim Lain, remembers him as a devoted father who put family first.
Now Lain is questioning how investigators handled her son’s death and why no one faces charges.
Patrick Wright killed in Galveston
Patrick William Wright was 29 when he died on June 20, 2025.
Lain remembers her son for much more than the circumstances surrounding his death.
“He was a very pure soul, that is for sure,” Lain said. “Family was everything to him.”
She described Patrick as someone who held doors open for strangers and helped people who needed it.
“He’s the guy that would give the homeless a few bucks and something to eat, no questions asked,” she said. “I admired that about him.”
A confrontation on Avenue R
Police at the scene following the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Patrick William Wright in Galveston.The scene on Avenue R in Galveston following the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Patrick William Wright.
Lain says she and Patrick were traveling along Avenue R in Galveston when another vehicle made a wide U-turn and came close to them.
She says Patrick wanted the vehicle’s license plate number. He backed up until the two vehicles were next to each other.
“I heard my son say something to the effect of, ‘Hey, you know, what’s your problem? You almost hit me,’” Lain said.
Patrick eventually got out.
Lain says she repeatedly asked her son not to engage with the other driver. She also asked the other driver to leave.
Seconds later, she heard gunfire.
“It sounded like four shots to me,” Lain said. “It was more than two.”
Patrick then appeared at her window.
“He clenched his chest, and he said, ‘I’ve been shot,’” she recalled.
Lain called 911 at 10:14 p.m.
“He collapsed on the hood, and I lost him there,” she said.
Patrick had been shot twice in the chest.
Lain says less than three minutes passed between the U-turn and the shooting.
Police initially arrested the wrong man
The investigation soon took an unexpected turn.
Galveston police initially arrested Uber driver Sanddy Diaz Pino on a murder charge. Police later determined he was not the shooter.
Galveston police initially arrested Uber driver Sanddy Diaz Pino and charged him with murder.
Days later, police determined he was not the shooter.
Investigators said video evidence raised questions about his involvement. Police also acknowledged problems with preliminary gunshot residue testing that produced false-positive results.
Authorities dismissed the murder charge against Diaz Pino.
Investigators later identified another ride-share driver.
Emergency responders tend to 29-year-old Patrick William Wright after he was shot in Galveston on June 20, 2025.
Authorities said that man admitted shooting Patrick but claimed he acted in self-defense.
Lain disputes part of the shooting account
Early reports cited a witness and a probable cause affidavit. They said Patrick lunged toward the driver’s open window before the shooting.
Lain says she did not see that happen.
“It hurts immensely,” she said. “It also hurts how things have been characterized … because that is not what I witnessed at that scene.”
Lain also disputes the identity of the driver.
She says she looked directly at the man behind the wheel and spoke to him during the confrontation.
Lain says she later made a sworn identification of the man she saw that night. She says the man she identified was not the same person authorities identified during their investigation.
She later took her eyewitness identification to authorities.
Lain says authorities told her it did not qualify as new evidence.
Grand jury takes no action
Patrick William Wright was 29 years old when he was shot and killed in Galveston in June 2025.
The case went before a Galveston County grand jury. The grand jury returned no indictment.
Grand jury proceedings remain secret under Texas law. That means the public cannot independently determine all the evidence prosecutors presented or why jurors reached their decision.
Lain has also discussed her own involvement in the grand jury process. Before publishing, I would confirm with Kim that she personally testified and then add that fact here. Your package does not establish that point clearly enough for me to put it in as fact yet.
Lain questions evidence in the case
Kim Lain with her son, Patrick William Wright, years before his death in Galveston.
Lain says the prosecutor who presented the case later discussed the evidence with her.
According to Lain, the prosecutor said the case went before the grand jury without a firearm, ballistics evidence, eyewitness identification or physical evidence tying the person under investigation to the scene.
Lain says the prosecutor told her authorities did have a confession and information from Uber placing that person there.
Those statements reflect Lain’s account of what the prosecutor told her. Grand jury secrecy prevents the public from independently confirming everything jurors saw or heard.
Lain says authorities told her she would need new evidence before they could consider the case again. She says they gave a firearm as one example.
She also questions why authorities want her to produce new evidence while opposing the release of Patrick’s complete autopsy file.
Lain believes that file could contain forensic evidence relevant to the case.
A mother continues searching for answers
Patrick William Wright was a father of three. His mother, Kim Lain, says family meant everything to him.
Lain says she was also told that another grand jury would reach the same outcome even if she produced new evidence.
She questions how anyone could know what another grand jury would decide.
“I feel violated. I feel betrayed,” Lain said. “I feel pain for my son. I feel pain for myself. Every day is hell.”
More than a year after Patrick’s death, Lain wants authorities to take another look at the case.
She wants investigators to consider her eyewitness identification and her account of her son’s final minutes.
For Lain, Patrick is more than a name in an investigative file.
He was a 29-year-old father whom she remembers for his kindness and devotion to his family.
“Family was everything to him,” she said.
A grand jury’s decision not to indict does not determine guilt or innocence. Grand jury proceedings are secret, and the evidence presented to jurors generally remains outside public view.
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Seven fatal aviation crashes across three countries have left at least 21 people dead in 11 days. Graphic created for Investigative Reporter Tammy Rose.
Update: September 16, 2026
Another fatal aviation crash occurred on September 15. It marked the seventh deadly crash in 11 days.
The seven crashes occurred across three countries. At least 21 people died.
The latest crash involved a news helicopter in Los Angeles. The crew was covering another deadly crash when the helicopter went down.
News helicopter crash kills three in Los Angeles
Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw pictured at Whiteman Airport in December 2025. Both were killed in the September 15, 2026, news helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of George Marciniw/Facebook.
A news helicopter crashed Tuesday evening in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles. Three people died.
The helicopter was covering a deadly collision involving an SUV and a Metro bus. NBC4 and Telemundo 52 said the aircraft crashed shortly before 7 p.m.
NBC identified two of those killed as aerial journalist and photojournalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. Both worked for Angel City Air, which operated the helicopter.
A third person was killed on the ground. Two other people were taken to a hospital.
The helicopter crashed between commercial buildings and burst into flames, damaging vehicles and storage containers.
The cause of the crash has not been determined. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
Tammy Rose aboard the KPNX news helicopter in Phoenix. Rose worked at KPNX when Chopper 3 and Chopper 15 collided while covering a police pursuit in 2007.
This tragedy hits close to home for me. I spent years aboard television news helicopters. I was working at KPNX in Phoenix when Chopper 3 and Chopper 15 collided. Our helicopter was also covering the police pursuit. I then had to report on the crash that killed four people.
Pilot killed in Alabama plane crash
File photo of a Van’s RV-4, the same aircraft model involved in the fatal Alabama crash. This is not the aircraft involved. Public-domain photo by Adrian Pingstone via Wikimedia Commons.
A Van’s RV-4 crashed near Albertville, Alabama, Tuesday morning. The crash killed the pilot.
The FAA said the aircraft crashed around 6:50 a.m. on September 15. The pilot was the only person aboard.
Local authorities identified the pilot as 62-year-old Douglas Emge of Whiton. The FAA and NTSB continue to investigate the crash.
Seven fatal aviation crashes occurred across three countries in 11 days. At least 21 people died.
The crashes occurred from September 5 through September 15, 2026. They involved several types of aircraft. Those included private planes, a cargo jet, a training aircraft and three helicopters.
Investigators have not linked the crashes. They have not identified a common cause.
Craig and Danna Eady and their two children were killed after their private airplane crashed near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno, California, on September 5, 2026.
The deadly stretch began September 5 near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno, California.
A single-engine Grumman American AA-5 crashed shortly after takeoff and caught fire near the San Joaquin River.
Two children died at the scene. Danna Eady, 41, and her husband, Craig Eady, 44, later died from their injuries.
Danna Eady was a certified flight instructor. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Amazon cargo jet overruns Miami runway
NTSB investigators examine the wreckage of 21 Air Flight 7598 after the Amazon Air cargo jet overran a runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026. Photo courtesy: NTSB.
One day later, a Boeing 767-300 freighter overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport.
The September 6 crash involved 21 Air Flight 7598, which was operating for Amazon Air after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The jet crossed an airport road, struck vehicles and caught fire. Five people on the ground were killed. Five others were hospitalized, including the two pilots.
NTSB investigators said flight information indicates the jet landed at high speed. The pilots briefly appeared to consider taking off again after touchdown.
The investigation remains underway. Authorities have not announced a final cause.
A Cessna 172 crashed and caught fire September 7 at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego.
The two people aboard were killed.
The privately operated aircraft crashed on airport property. No one on the ground was reported injured.
Federal investigators are working to determine what caused the airplane to go down.
Flying Doctor helicopter crashes in Malaysia
Five people died September 8 when a BO-105 helicopter crashed near Long Lellang STOLport in Sarawak, Malaysia.
The helicopter was conducting a Flying Doctor Service mission. Those aboard included the pilot and four medical workers traveling to serve remote communities.
Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority identified the helicopter as registration 9M-LLF. The country’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau is investigating.
Officials have not determined what caused the crash.
Pilot killed in remote Australian helicopter crash
A helicopter crashed September 12 on a remote pastoral property in South Australia.
Police said the helicopter crashed at Devonborough Downs, approximately 200 kilometers west of Broken Hill.
The 51-year-old pilot was the only person aboard. He died at the scene.
Authorities have not released the helicopter’s type or operator. South Australia Police notified aviation authorities, and investigators are preparing a report for the coroner.
The seven crashes involved different aircraft, missions, operators and locations.
One involved a large cargo jet. Three involved small airplanes. Three involved helicopters.
Investigators are examining the crashes independently. There is currently no evidence that the accidents are connected or share a common cause.
Investigators will examine factors including weather, maintenance, pilot actions, aircraft performance and operating procedures. Final findings in some of these investigations could take months or longer.
Tammy Rose Reports will continue following each investigation as authorities release confirmed information.
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