Overview
- Prosecutors named Floyd William Parrott, 64, as the suspect and said he was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska in connection with the double killing.
- Officials plan a joint press conference with the FBI and Houston police to share details about the arrest and the case.
- Cheryl Henry, 22, and Andy Atkinson, 21, vanished after a night at Bayou Mama's Nightclub, and their bodies were found in a West Houston business park.
- Investigators said Henry had been bound and sexually assaulted and that both victims had their throats slit, a brutality that kept the case in public view for decades.
- The district attorney praised years of work that sifted through leads and DNA testing after earlier suspects were cleared, offering the families long-sought progress.