WEBVTT - Double Murder Suspect Finally Arrested In “Lover’s Lane” Killings

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks. It is Friday, March twenty seventh, and an

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<v Speaker 1>infamous cold case that has haunted the Houston area for

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six years has been solved. According to prosecutors, they

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<v Speaker 1>have caught the so called Lovers Lane killer. With that

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ and Robe

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things, and yes, we off the top.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll mention it. You just said it about Savannah Guthrie's mom.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the case that's been sitting there for thirty

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<v Speaker 1>six years, and apparently robed one tip changed everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, And that's what police have said time and time

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<v Speaker 2>again about Savannah's mom, Nancy, that it's just one tip

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<v Speaker 2>that they need that will lead them in the right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you have thousands of tips to go through,

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<v Speaker 2>it takes time and you don't know which one is

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<v Speaker 2>that needle in a haystack. And this story highlights that, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>even thirty six years after the murders, justice can potentially

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<v Speaker 2>finally be served. But my goodness, these families have had

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<v Speaker 2>to wait for so long to get something, anything, and

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<v Speaker 2>their reaction is pretty powerful.

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<v Speaker 1>And this we will take you back home. As we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the summer of nineteen ninety two. Young people

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<v Speaker 1>were the ages again twenty two and twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, twenty two year old Cheryl Henry and twenty year

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<v Speaker 2>old twenty one year old Andy Atkinson.

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<v Speaker 3>They had a big date night.

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<v Speaker 2>They were out and partying with her sister, dancing at

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<v Speaker 2>a nightclub, and they went off to a place to

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<v Speaker 2>most likely make out. Maybe they couldn't they're young enough,

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<v Speaker 2>they couldn't probably go back to their family's house.

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<v Speaker 3>So they did what a lot of kids have done

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<v Speaker 3>over the years. They parked at a secluded area and

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<v Speaker 3>a cull to sack. It's so called lover's lane. It's terrible.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't need.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of us growing up and there was some spot

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<v Speaker 1>in your hometown, there was some spot in your college

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<v Speaker 1>town like this, and usually they were a little scary, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>because they are secluded and people go out there late

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<v Speaker 1>at night and you see another car park I you

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<v Speaker 1>assume maybe it's another couple there. You don't know, So

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<v Speaker 1>to put you in that mind of where they were

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<v Speaker 1>and what they were thinking in the night, that's being described,

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<v Speaker 1>that's been described that they had.

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<v Speaker 3>As just horror, horrific, horrific.

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<v Speaker 2>So, yes, they they parked there and then what happened

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<v Speaker 2>was they didn't return home and they didn't show up

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<v Speaker 2>for work the next morning, and so family started calling

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<v Speaker 2>nine one one.

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<v Speaker 3>The search begins. A security guard.

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<v Speaker 2>Sees this vehicle parked in a cul de sac and sees,

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<v Speaker 2>I believe Sheryl's purse and sees some blood on the

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<v Speaker 2>door and thinks le oh, and starts to call police.

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<v Speaker 2>And shortly thereafter their bodies were found. And the way

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<v Speaker 2>they were found, Babe, it is it's like a scene

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<v Speaker 2>out of a horror movie. It is.

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<v Speaker 1>And to be kind honest, we watch a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>horror movies and this thing kind of plays out where

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<v Speaker 1>lovers are targeted and there are these horrific killings and rods.

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<v Speaker 1>This is horrible stuff. They were both bound, He tied

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<v Speaker 1>them both up, He walked them out into the woods.

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<v Speaker 1>He tied him to a tree and slashed his throat,

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<v Speaker 1>slashed her throat as well, but only after he raped her.

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<v Speaker 1>This is horrible, Yeah, horrible stuff. So Robes, what we're

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<v Speaker 1>describing now for the people of Houston, in the day

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<v Speaker 1>that followed, in the weeks that followed, in the months

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<v Speaker 1>that followed, and even in the years, Roues, you have

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<v Speaker 1>a reason to be fearful that somebody capable of that

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<v Speaker 1>is among you.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was true. That was true, And that's the

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<v Speaker 2>scary part. This was one of those crimes where it's unexplained.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have a reason. This is just a young

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<v Speaker 2>couple enjoying a night on their own. So this was

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps targeted and that they were just easy pickings because

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<v Speaker 2>there was no one around and that seclusion gave him

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<v Speaker 2>the opportunity. But yet, I think this man was on

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<v Speaker 2>the loose for thirty plus years, and he has some

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<v Speaker 2>history of other violent offenses. In fact, he was out

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<v Speaker 2>on parole when police say he committed this horrific crime.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is just something that meant so much for

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<v Speaker 2>the family to hear where they talk about being shocked,

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<v Speaker 2>because think about this, at some point, you give up.

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<v Speaker 2>At some point you think, I'll never know who did

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<v Speaker 2>this to my sister, I'll never know who did this

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<v Speaker 2>to my brother, my son, my daughter, And that not

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<v Speaker 2>knowing and feeling like someone just got away with it

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<v Speaker 2>and who knows. They're probably thinking he could have been

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<v Speaker 2>doing this to other people, to other couples.

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<v Speaker 3>Just all of that uncertainty just weighs on folks.

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<v Speaker 1>So that thirty six year weight ended this week. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>he was in court yesterday and rolled. Yes, the folks

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<v Speaker 1>in the Houston area, Texas, they remember this and were

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<v Speaker 1>impacted by this. But the guy they caught after thirty

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<v Speaker 1>six years, they did not pick him up in.

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<v Speaker 2>Texas, No, they did not. He was all the way

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<v Speaker 2>in Lincoln, Nebraska. His name is sixty four year old

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<v Speaker 2>Floyd William Parrott. He's been arrested. He's been charged with murder.

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<v Speaker 2>He was twenty eight at the time of the murders.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just trying to do them out there. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's remarkable. Thirty six years ago, he was twenty eight

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<v Speaker 2>years old. And yes, this break in the case from

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<v Speaker 2>a tip combined with renewed DNA analysis, because they had

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<v Speaker 2>all this DNA back in nineteen from the vehicle, They

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<v Speaker 2>had blood, they had the ropes, they had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of evidence that they found.

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<v Speaker 3>They just didn't know who to be able to tie

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<v Speaker 3>it to.

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<v Speaker 2>It all came together with that tip and they got

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<v Speaker 2>a hit in the database when they got that DNA.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's interesting because, yes, naturally the question is how

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<v Speaker 1>were they able to do this now after all this

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<v Speaker 1>time that is interesting. And what we've seen. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there are shows called Cold Case File, there are shows

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<v Speaker 1>that are focused on cold cases. We've seen these things happen.

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<v Speaker 1>This is absolutely fascinating. There are so many police departments

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<v Speaker 1>that have detectives dedicated to cold cases. So you have,

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<v Speaker 1>in this instance, a detective dedicated to this case checking

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<v Speaker 1>it out. He reviews a tip. He comes across a

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<v Speaker 1>tip robes that apparently had been sitting around for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>He saw this last year in going through stuff, but

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<v Speaker 1>we don't they didn't tell us a lot of information.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually not a lot of details. But he takes this

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<v Speaker 1>tip and here's where we are. But yes, the DNA

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. But that's the interesting part. Rolled about

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<v Speaker 1>so many tips, one of them is.

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<v Speaker 2>The right one, and you have to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>connect the dots and then yes, if you've got the

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<v Speaker 2>DNA and you can, then basically that's your smoking gun.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you can say, oh my goodness, I can put

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<v Speaker 2>this man at the scene of the crime period with

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<v Speaker 2>his DNA and turns out all this time, I think

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<v Speaker 2>he had just recently moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, is what

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<v Speaker 2>they believe. But I think in twenty twenty up until

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty. He had owned property near the murdercy, but

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<v Speaker 2>he worked just over a mile away from where they

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<v Speaker 2>found the bodies of that young couple, So he was

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<v Speaker 2>there in the area for all that time, and again

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<v Speaker 2>they were able to find him in Lincoln, Nebraska. He

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<v Speaker 2>is there and awaiting extradition as we record this.

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<v Speaker 1>So as they pieced this together, folks, and don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how this all exactly works, but my understanding is that

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<v Speaker 1>that detective who found the one tip, he realizes that

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<v Speaker 1>Parrot somewhere in his investigation the tip, I guess directed

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<v Speaker 1>him towards this guy. But Parrot was accused of another

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<v Speaker 1>sexual assault somewhere in nineteen ninety six. Yep, Do I

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<v Speaker 1>have this right?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So there's DNA from that case that had not

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<v Speaker 1>been properly entered into this coda's database after all this time,

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<v Speaker 1>so it wasn't there to be compared. So once all

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<v Speaker 1>the DNA is in the system, low and behole, the

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<v Speaker 1>DNA from the lover's lame murders matches the DNA from

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety six, and holy hell, here we just like

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<v Speaker 1>that a case is solved, just with a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>key strokes on a computer, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And I hope that gives hope to so many families

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<v Speaker 2>out there who are waiting for answers, who are afraid

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<v Speaker 2>they'll never know what happened, or who was responsible for

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<v Speaker 2>their loved one's death, or just even them being missing.

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<v Speaker 2>So for all the people who are waiting for answers,

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<v Speaker 2>and how excruciating that is. And we've just seen a

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<v Speaker 2>play out with Savannah her talking about just the pain

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<v Speaker 2>waking up in the middle of the night, just the

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<v Speaker 2>not knowing this give this does give peace, This does

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<v Speaker 2>give closure to this, these two families in particular, but

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like it might give hope to so many

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<v Speaker 2>other families out there thinking maybe one day, maybe not tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>but maybe a year from now, maybe ten years from now,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll figure this out.

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<v Speaker 1>You need a win. This is a weird comparison. Was

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing that came to my mind. Why some places,

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<v Speaker 1>some states require that lottery winners have to be publicly identified,

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<v Speaker 1>because people need to have confidence in the system and

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<v Speaker 1>know and see that yes, that person want or somebody

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<v Speaker 1>out there is like me. You need a win. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean for folks who are way for people to go.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all true.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to see that, Oh this is possible, and

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<v Speaker 1>it did happen after thirty six years. My case has

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<v Speaker 1>only been six months, My case has only been three

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't It matters, man. It gives your reason to keep.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is everything when you're waiting for answers that

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<v Speaker 2>you are afraid you might not ever get. So when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, we are going to read to you

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<v Speaker 2>the family statement from the victims. It is powerful and

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<v Speaker 2>it just speaks to what so many people live with

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<v Speaker 2>each and every day with violent crime and hoping and

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<v Speaker 2>praying that one day they too will have their case solved.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll hear directly from the Henry family when we come back.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back, everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ

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<v Speaker 2>where police say they have finally nabbed the Lover's Lane

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<v Speaker 2>killer after thirty six years on the run. This is

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<v Speaker 2>an incredible story, a cold case that haunted the Houston

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<v Speaker 2>area for more than three decades and certainly haunted the

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<v Speaker 2>family members of the two young victims in this case,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two year old Cheryl Henry and her boyfriend, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one year old Andy Atkinson. It was bittersweeten and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get into the exact statement, because it's so sad to

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<v Speaker 2>know that just a year and a half ago, late

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four, Cheryl's mom and Andy's dad passed away

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<v Speaker 2>without knowing, without seeing this day, without feeling like justice

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<v Speaker 2>might be served. And the family talks about that because

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<v Speaker 2>you think about their parents just died within the last

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<v Speaker 2>two years, and they had waited more than three decades

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<v Speaker 2>and probably had thought, I'm never going to know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>never going to know what happened. But it just speaks

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<v Speaker 2>to why it's people to have that time go by

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<v Speaker 2>and to just be waiting for answers.

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<v Speaker 3>It's unthinkable.

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<v Speaker 1>It's we always say, right, it's the not knowing. It's

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that not does somebody's faith. But even when

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<v Speaker 1>you know your loved one might have been killed, you

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<v Speaker 1>still what's the next thing? You do want to know? Why? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just desperate for answers, and so at least this

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<v Speaker 1>is one step in that. The why you might never

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<v Speaker 1>get and the why there might not be a good reason,

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<v Speaker 1>but to.

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<v Speaker 3>Know that someone is held accountable matters.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean feeling like at least you know you're not

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<v Speaker 2>getting your loved ones back, but to have that justice

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<v Speaker 2>is something We've got. The Henry family statement that they

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<v Speaker 2>released shortly after news of the arrest.

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<v Speaker 3>Today is a bittersweet day for our family.

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<v Speaker 2>Cheryl and Andy were truly incredible people, kind, loving, and

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<v Speaker 2>with so much life ahead of them after nearly thirty

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<v Speaker 2>six years, we never imagined this day would come, and

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<v Speaker 2>we are overwhelmed with emotion. We are deeply grateful to

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<v Speaker 2>the Houston Police Department, the FBI, and the countless law

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement professionals who never stopped working toward justice. We also

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank our family and friends who have continued

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<v Speaker 2>to pray, support us, and stand beside us through every

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<v Speaker 2>year and every breakthrough. We never gave up hope, and

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<v Speaker 2>we thank God that a suspect is now in custody.

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<v Speaker 2>We just wish our mother and Andy's father would have

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<v Speaker 2>lived to see this day. Cheryl's mother, Barbara Craig, and

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<v Speaker 2>Andy's Garland Atkinson, both passed away in twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>As we move forward and seeking justice for Cheryl and Andy,

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<v Speaker 2>we kindly ask for privacy and continued prayers during this time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well done, well said, understandable. We've covered a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>even executions lately, and I think about that when the

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<v Speaker 1>execution is done. The victim's family oftentimes like this is over,

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<v Speaker 1>no more appeals and all this stuff. Over the past

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six years, this family has to hear little updates,

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<v Speaker 1>have little bits of hope there is that there was

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<v Speaker 1>at one point there was a pretty significant breakthrough in

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<v Speaker 1>this case. They having to keep hearing little dribs and

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<v Speaker 1>drafts and thinking, maybe this is the one, and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this is that can stop. Now that's a big deal,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's that's peace as well, I'm sure, and I

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<v Speaker 1>wondered robes over the past thirty six years. Every time

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<v Speaker 1>you get a phone call it's an unidentified phone number,

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<v Speaker 1>you're like this, polease still heart me calling? This is

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<v Speaker 1>the one?

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<v Speaker 3>Is this the tip?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this that it.

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<v Speaker 3>Gives me chills to think about?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this is it actually makes me emotional because

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<v Speaker 2>you can put yourself in that position, and it's one

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<v Speaker 2>thing to suffer obviously the loss of life, the loss

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<v Speaker 2>of a loved one, but to sit like on edge.

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<v Speaker 3>You're always on edge. You're always waiting.

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<v Speaker 2>There's this level of anxiety that I'm imagining never goes

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<v Speaker 2>away because you're waiting for word, You're waiting to hear something.

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<v Speaker 2>And now I feel like their shoulders can just relax

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. I wonder what else they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>find out about this guy. It seems odd that you

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<v Speaker 2>would just, at one point in your life, at twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>decide to go out and randomly kill two strangers and

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<v Speaker 2>then go about the rest of your life doing nothing else.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just I wonder what else there is. I wonder

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<v Speaker 2>how much of a threat they think he still was, and.

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<v Speaker 3>I would imagine that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we're going to be hearing a lot more about

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<v Speaker 2>this man in the days to come, as there will

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<v Speaker 2>be obviously more intensive investigations about what this man was

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<v Speaker 2>doing for the past thirty six years and how he

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<v Speaker 2>had been able to literally get away.

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<v Speaker 3>With murder up until now.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, we will continue to follow this case for you,

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<v Speaker 2>but a big, huge breakthrough for Houston, for that area,

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<v Speaker 2>for so many folks who had been on edge for

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<v Speaker 2>all this time. The Lover's Lane killer police say they

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<v Speaker 2>got their guy. And with that everyone, thank you so

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<v Speaker 2>much for listening to us. I'm made me roback alongside TJ. Holmes.

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<v Speaker 3>We will talk to you soon.