Overview
- Midlothian police issued a fresh call for information this week, saying the 2016 church homicide remains active with no arrests.
- Investigators reported reviewing more than 100 leads in the last year as they apply newer forensic technology to old and new evidence.
- The department says the probe includes help from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Rangers, the Ellis County District Attorney’s Office, and federal partners.
- Surveillance video released in 2016 shows a person in tactical gear moving through Creekside Church with a pry bar before Bevers arrived, and police say nothing was taken.
- Officers pushed back on online claims that they refused outside help or cleared specific people, saying no one has been fully ruled out and credible tips are still sought, including through Crime Stoppers rewards.