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64-Year-Old Charged With Capital Murder in 1990 Houston Lovers Lane Killings

A joint briefing is expected to explain the evidence.

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.