TEXAS RANGERS COLD CASES (Houston region)

Monica (Christie) Wilson

Monica (Christie) Wilson, 19, left the Snappy convenience store in Liberty, where she was employed as a clerk, at midnight on Aug. 26, 1982. She was murdered and her body was dumped in a rural area. Her orange, 1969 Pontiac Lemans was found abandoned in Liberty. Wilson had recently been married, and was outgoing and well-liked in the community.  

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Virginia Freeman 

Real estate agent Virginia “Ginger” Bradford Freeman was murdered on Dec. 1, 1981, behind a rural vacant home that she was showing to a potential buyer. Prior to the meeting, she had left her real estate office at 3 p.m. and stopped at home, where she told her children about the potential sale. Bradford’s husband, Charles, reported her missing after 7 p.m. that day. The husband and one of Virginia’s coworkers found her car parked at a home for sale, and her body behind the home. She had been struck on her head, strangled and stabbed at about 3:30 p.m. that day, an autopsy showed. 

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Tara Blue 

Evidence was discovered in November 2001 that convinced investigators Tara Blue was murdered. Blue was seen the previous night with Richard Lee Sanders. Neither Sanders nor Blue’s body have ever been located. If Sanders is located, the public is warned not to approach him. 

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Richard Lee Sanders is suspected in the disappearance and possible murder of Tara Blue in 2001. 

Natasha Atchley

Natasha Atchley, 19, went to a birthday party in Shepherd (San Jacinto County) on May 2, 1992. Her body was found at 10 a.m. on May 3, 1992, in the hatchback of her car. The car had been burned on a dirt road about a mile from the party. Atchley had been visiting friends from the Livingston area at the time of her murder. 

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Another photo of Natasha Atchley, provided by the Texas Rangers. 

Gregory Ivey

At the time of his death, Marine Pfc. Greg Ivey had been in his hometown of Groves on a 15-day leave. Ivey was last seen on May 8, 1989, when his father dropped him off at Houston Intercontinental Airport for a flight back to North Carolina. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with an Asian-inspired design, Levi jeans, grey “roper” boots and a western hat. One of Ivey’s friends reported receiving a phone call from him on May 10, 1989, during which Ivey claimed to be hitchhiking back to Groves. Ivey’s skeletal remains were discovered on Aug. 14, 1989, in a wooded area near Warren, Texas. An examination revealed evidence of murder.

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Jerome Robinson 

Jerome David Robinson, 21, was reported missing by his friend and grandmother on Jan. 11, 2002. He was last seen on Dec. 28, 2001, leaving his grandmother’s rural home in the town of Snook to get a haircut. A witness said he picked Robinson up at his grandmother’s home and dropped him off at The TunisClub on FM 166. Later, investigators received information that Robinson had been murdered, but his remains were never located and he continues to be an active missing person. 

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Another image of Jerome Robinson provided by the Texas Rangers. 

Harold William “Bill” Roland

Harold William “Bill” Roland was last seen in San Augustine County on July 21, 1997. Roland resided in Lufkin, but owned a lake house on Lake Sam Rayburn. Roland told a witness he planned to go fishing. Roland’s wife reported him missing on the following morning. Also missing were Roland’s pickup, pontoon boat and boat trailer. During the next three months, Roland’s pickup was found intentionally burned in a rural area of Angelina County. Roland’s boat trailer was found abandoned in a national forest in San Augustine County, and Roland’s pontoon boat was located hidden under willow trees on Lake Sam Rayburn. Pontoons on the boat had been shot, possibly in an attempt to sink the craft. Extensive searches and interviews have not revealed the location of Roland. Investigators suspect Roland was killed.

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Marcos Zavala

Marcos Zavala was last seen at a bar in Willis on Aug. 31, 1998. He was seen with Guadalupe Pacheco, and Pacheco’s two adult sons, Luis and Juan Pacheco. Several days later, a truck driven by the Pacheco family was found abandoned in Conroe with Zavala’s pooled blood in the bed of the truck. Witnesses reported the Pachecos returned to Mexico. Zavala’s body was never found, and his family in Mexico has not heard from him. 

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Kathy Page

The body of Kathy Page, 34, was found in her vehicle near her Vidor home on May 14, 1991. She had been murdered. Page had last been seen in Beaumont a few hours before her body was found. Page worked at the Hoffbrau Restaurant in Beaumont, and her two daughters, ages 12 and 7, lived with her in Beaumont. Page and her husband were separated when she was killed. 

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Riley Thomas 

Foul play is suspected in the April 6, 2000, disappearance of retired correctional officer Riley Ford Thomas, who was 76 when he went missing. The homebound man, who has Parkinson’s disease, was last seen with his son, Richard Thomas, with whom he lived. Richard Thomas claimed to have put his father on a bus in Lufkin destined for Port Arthur. The son was later convicted of forging his father’s checks. Riley Thomas was never located. 

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Terry Reyes

Terry Renee Reyes was last seen in Jacksonville, Texas in late May or early June of 2006. Her skeletal remains were found on Sept. 2, 2006 in the national forest near Broaddus in San Augustine County. She would have been 38 years old when her body was found. Foul play is suspected. 

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Oliver “Floyd” Yarbrough

On March 30,2001, the skeletal remains of 42 year-old Oliver “Floyd” Yarbrough were found on the bank of the Attoyac River in a rural area in San Augustine County. An autopsy revealed that Yarbrough was a victim of homicide. Witnesses last observed Yarbrough on Feb. 24, 2001, in Timpson, Shelby County. Yarborough was last seen in a red Chevrolet Beretta. He wore a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and a black jacket.

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Jim Martin

Jim Craig Martin was reported missing to the Normangee Police Department in August 2007. Numerous leads have been investigated, and it is believed that Martin was killed and his body disposed of in a rural area of Leon, Madison or Brazos counties. Interviews have been conducted with witnesses and possible suspects, but the case remains unsolved. 

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Jean Schoeneberg

Jean T. Schoeneberg, 57, was a teacher at Ganado High School. She was married and had one son and one daughter. Schoeneberg took daily walks along CR 311 in Wharton County, Texas. On Aug. 5, 1999, her body was discovered by a farm laborer along CR 311. Shortly before she was brutally murdered, Schoenberg was seen taking her morning walk. The Texas Rangers are assisting the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office with the murder investigation.

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James Gifford

On Jan. 30, 2003, the deceased body of James Leroy Gifford was discovered outside his Orangefield residence after he did not show up for work. James was a 60 year old single construction worker who collected numerous tools and other miscellaneous items. He was divorced with four adult children. James was last seen on Jan. 29, 2003, returning from work. Evidence at the crime scene revealed James was the victim of a violent attack.

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Brandon Rosales

Rosales was reported missing on Nov. 14, 2008 to the Bryan Police Department. On Nov. 15, 2008, his burned vehicle was found near Mumford in Robertson County. On Nov. 18, 2008, Texas Equusearch found Rosales body on rural land in Robertson County. Someone shot him, then made a failed attempt to burn his body. 

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