These Unsolved East Texas Murders Continue to Haunt Investigators

• Tara Blue - Shelby County, presumed murdered in 2001, UNSOLVED.
• Brian Martin - Angelina County, body found on FM 841 in 1985, UNSOLVED.
• Natasha Atchley - Shepherd, TX, the body of the former Livingston student was found in the trunk of her burned car in 1992, UNSOLVED.
• Bill Roland - San Augustine County, Since his disappearance in 1997, his pickup, boat trailer, and pontoon boat were all found, but he was never located, UNSOLVED.

These are just a handful of the homicide cases in East Texas that remain unsolved. These 'cold cases' are listed on the Texas Rangers Unsolved Homicide website, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Heartbreaking Stuff

I looked through the narratives of many of these murders across the Lone Star State, and I noticed that the unsolved homicides involved victims that ranged in age from just a few days old to senior citizens. Some of these cases go all the way back to the 1960s. Many are more than 25 years old.

The details given by authorities in many of these unsolved and solved homicides on this website will tear at your heart, as well as make you realize the evil that exists in our communities.

Why Bring These Cold Cases Back to the Surface?

One of the main reasons I wanted to post these East Texas Cold Case homicides is that you never know what little piece of information could lead to a key clue in solving a mystery. Maybe someone reading the police narrative will report a piece of information that they thought was insignificant. Maybe, the suspect will read the report and will no longer be able to contain their guilty conscience.

I'm no theologian, but it is my belief that if you truly want God's grace and forgiveness, you cannot make that grace and forgiveness conditional by holding an egregious sin such as murder under wraps.

Here are 18 of the top Cold Case homicides that occurred in East Texas