Olgin died from her wounds, but Chapa is currently recovering in a local hospital. Neighbors described Jennifer Phillips as, in the words of KRIS-TV, the heart of the community, and Eli as a playful soul., [Screengrab of memorial for Jennifer Phillips and Eli Garza at their home via KIII], Have a tip we should know? Ashlee Burns covers trending and breaking news in South Texas. Chapa is currently taking college courses while writing a book about her experience. Portland Police Chief Randy Wright confirmed the identities of the two girls to local NBC affiliates and to MSNBC. Later on, David even confessed to the crime, saying he attacked Mollie and Kristene because they were mean to his wife, who was a server at a restaurant. However, the authorities learned that he used to be friends with David before things fell apart. David Malcolm Strickland, 27, was arrested Friday by U.S. Man and wife jailed in 2-year-old attack on female couple near Corpus Christi, Portland police still seek leads in teen couple shooting. Chapa was also sexually assaulted. Wright said that police were operating on the assumption that the two girls were dating based on of information from family and friends. The teenagers were shot execution-style and left for dead in a park in Portland, Texas. [7], In January 2019, McFadden was linked by DNA via GEDmatch to the July 24, 1979 murder of Anna Marie Hlavka; Anna was found dead by her sister inside her apartment. Portland police say they don't know the motive for the shooting Friday night, June 22, 2012, that killed 19-year-old Mollie Olgin and wounded 18-year-old Mary Kristene Chapa in Violet Andrews Park. William Davis, who worked at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, was convicted of capital murder on Oct. 19. The motion states while prosecutors agreed to have the DNA testing done, they didn't agree that Strickland would be exonerated. Mollie Judith Olgin, a 19 year old student at Texas A&M, was declared dead; Mary Christine Chapa, 18, was taken to a nearby hospital where she is said to be in serious but stable condition. He was also seen talking to people at the crime scene, telling them that his partner, Laura, knew one of the victims. A new Dateline NBC episode that aired in Decembertook another look at the sexual assaultand shooting of two South Texas women nearly a decade ago. He called 911 on Saturday at about 1:30 a.m., but he did not reveal much, cops said, according to KIII-TV. Report: Houston is the No. Olgin died from her wounds, but Chapa is currently recovering in a local hospital. Then, he took it back. Friends of the girls have said that Olgin and Chapa began dating five months ago. In May, Strickland'sattorneyCynthia Orr,Fort Worth lawyer Michael Logan Ware and Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project signed afiling for a proposed order requestingaccess to physical evidence, records and results ofDNA testing, hair and trace evidence, jail phone calls andrecorded interviews of the other man. The city carved $16 million, or 7%, out of its police budget last year. Portland police say they don't know the motive for the shooting Friday night, June 22, 2012, that killed 19-year-old Mollie Olgin and wounded 18-year-old Mary Kristene Chapa in Violet Andrews Park. Two young women believed to be in a romantic relationship were apparently shot by a mysterious assailant in Portland, Texas Friday night. [9] A draft of the letter to the Chapa family was found on Strickland's computer. I cant find her. Olgin died at the scene and Chapa is in stable condition in the hospital. The investigators worked the case, eventually arresting the culprit, David Strickland. Roel Garza, 52, allegedly shot and killed wife Jennifer Phillips, 36, and their sonEli Garza, 5. A couple out bird watching the next morning found the girls Olgin had died but Chapa, who tried to claw her way out of the thorny brush, was alive. Olgin died at the scene and Chapa is in stable condition in the hospital. Nevertheless, the jury found David, then 30, guilty of capital murder and aggravated sexual assault. So, lets find out what happened to David then, shall we. Kristene Chapa, 19, in her bedroom at the Chapa residence on June 11, 2013 in Corpus Christi, Texas. A series of fortunate events has led us to this point and I'm just very happy that we could help in at least at this point in bringing him to justice., Hes a stone cold killer who thought he got away with murder, but will finally pay for his crime, said Robert R. Almonte, United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas. Roel Garza, 52, allegedly shot and killed wife Jennifer Phillips, 36, and their son Eli Garza, 5. [10], David Strickland and his wife Laura Strickland were arrested on June 20, 2014 and held at San Patricio County jail. As the investigation carried on, there was a break in the case in June 2014 when Kristenes father received an anonymous letter in the mail. The 2019 Portland crime rate fell by 29% compared to 2018. His sentence will automatically be appealed. The chief described the mother as struck multiple times in the head., We had four officers on scene, and it was rough on them, Cory said. Police said Hlavka had been sexually assaulted and strangled with the electric cord from her clock radio.[1]. He is charged with capital murder, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 2012 attack on Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa. I hope that it gives them some closure knowing that this person is taken off the street, Portland Police Chief Gary Giles said of the victims families and the community. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Teen lesbian couple found shot in Texas park, A Visual History of the Gay-Rights Movement, 13-Year-Old Girl Finds Porn On New Cell Phone, These Are North Koreas 28 State-Approved Hairstyles, Mountain Dews Dub the Dew Online Poll Goes Horribly Wrong. Vigils for the women are also scheduled for Friday in Washington, D.C., and Portland, Texas, among other cities. This is a carousel. Here's the latest. Strickland was sentenced to life in prison without parole, but the new Dateline episode suggests new DNA evidence could prove someone else was to blame. Additionally, a firearms expert at the Texas Department of Public Safety testified that the bullet casing at the scene likely matched Strickland's handgun. The city carved $16 million, or 7%, out of its police budget last year. [8] In October 1999, he was executed in the Huntsville Unit by lethal injection. The investigators worked the case, eventually arresting the culprit, David Strickland. [11] The charge was dismissed. It points out that a jury found "ample evidence" to convict Strickland. WebMollie Olgin was a 19-year-old woman murdered on June 22, 2012 in Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas after she and her girlfriend were attacked and shot. Despite having the sketches, Portland Police, who were investigating the case with help from the Texas Rangers, had no leads until earlier this month. Crimes scene investigators take evidence back to their vans Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas. The motive behind these killings remains publicly unknown, but Roel Garza allegedly planned this. Members and supporters of the gay community held a vigil on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif., at the corner of Castro and Market Streets for Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa, two lesbian teens who were shot on Friday near Corpus Christi, Texas. The hair was matched to an initial suspect in the crime, Dylan Spellman, who had recently pleaded guilty to his involvement in an armed robbery in Nevada in which he and his cohorts referred to each other by numbers, mirroring the way Mollie and Kristene were referred to as "number one" and "number two" during their assault. [3] There were several witnesses who had seen McFadden close to the scene of the crime on the day of the killings. [4] Following intensive care and concerns that the bullet may have left her completely paralyzed,[5] Chapa regained mobility in the left side of her body and helped police create a sketch of the offender.[6][7]. The biological evidence then became a point of contention, seemingly highlighting his potential involvement in the crime. Jason Haas and Veronika Fimbres embrace during a vigil. Gay rights groups have called for a thorough police investigation into the fatal shooting of a teenage woman and wounding of her girlfriend in the park. Dateline originally aired an episode on the case in 2017 after a San Patricio County Judge found David Strickland, a Portland, Texas, man, guilty of capital murder. The motion also states the evidence presented at trial is "insufficient to sustain Strickland's conviction. These items were turned over to investigators in the Olgin case. Authorities didn't investigate the fatal attack as a hate crime even though the incident happened during Pride weekend. About 100 people came out for the vigil to remember Olgin, who died June 23 at the park, and show their support for Chapa, who is in the hospital in stable condition. Members and supporters of the gay community held a vigil on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif., at the corner of Castro and Market Streets for Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa, two lesbian teens who were shot on Friday near Corpus Christi, Texas. PORTLAND, Texas Portland police confirm a double-homicide suicide took place early Saturday morning. (PHOTOS: Teens in America: Class Pictures). At the time, Strickland denied shooting and raping the girls. Olgin, 19, and her girlfriend Chapa, 18, were found shot in the head Saturday in a Portland, Tx park. A friend said Chapa remembers the night of the shooting. He is charged with capital murder, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault. Police Chief Randy Wright says there's no evidence that the attack was motivated by their relationship. Both women were stripped of their clothes and left for dead after being shot execution-style. "I struggle with [post-traumatic stress disorder] and anxiety. But Kristene, who was 18 years old at the time, was still alive and rushed to a hospital, where she recovered over time. Gerald Walter McFadden was born on March 21, 1948, in Haskell County Texas. David Strickland was charged with capital murder, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault. Chapa was also sexually assaulted. A man murdered his wife and young son, made a cryptic 911 call and died by suicide, according to police in Portland, Texas. He called 911 on Saturday at about 1:30 a.m., but he did not reveal much, cops said, according to KIII-TV. 2023 www.caller.com. Nearly two years after a teenager and her girlfriend were both shot in the head on a grassy hillside in South Texas, killing one of them and leaving the other with serious injuries, authorities have arrested a man in the attack. A man murdered his wife and young son, made a cryptic 911 call and died by suicide, according to police in Portland, Texas. Dispatch attempted to get more information from him, police said. His wife faces charges of tampering with evidence. He is now appealing the conviction based on new DNA evidence that his attorneys claim prove he was wrongly convicted. Portland police say they don't know the motive for the shooting Friday night, June 22, 2012, that killed 19-year-old Mollie Olgin and wounded 18-year-old Mary Kristene Chapa in Violet Andrews Park. Mollie, 19, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead on the scene. Chapa spoke on Tuesday to "The View's" co-hosts including Sunny Hostin, host of the show "Truth About Murder," who revisits the investigation with Chapa about the attack, her miraculous recovery and testifying during Strickland's trial. A resident of a nearby home said that she heard two loud bangs the night of the events, but discounted the sounds as firecrackers. McFadden raped and strangled Harrison and dumped her body in a park about 25 miles (40km) from Lake Hawkins. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. The following morning, a couple discovered the bodies of the two women in knee-high grass near a scenic lookout in the park, police said. WebAMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Police say a Texas mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 2-month-old baby, KFDA reports. WebAMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Police say a Texas mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 2-month-old baby, KFDA reports. Shell casings collected from the crime scene then matched one of Davids firearms. "He's behind bars because of me, so he's watching this right now.". Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Arrested in May 1986 for the rape and murder of 18-year-old high school cheerleader Suzanne Harrison and the murder of 20-year-old Gena Turner and 19-year old Bryan Boone who were shot. David Strickland was not the person who killed a 19-year-old in a Portland park, and new DNA evidence proves it, attorneys for Strickland say. Portland police released two composite sketches of the male shooter, based upon information from Chapa as she recuperated. The 2019 Portland crime rate fell by 29% compared to 2018. Members and supporters of the gay community held a vigil on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in San Francisco, Calif., at the corner of Castro and Market Streets for Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa, two lesbian teens who were shot on Friday near Corpus Christi, Texas. McFadden was executed in Texas in October 1999 for the murders of three other women. When police arrived, they found the front door open, and found a family of three, 5-year-old Eli Garza, 36-year-old Jennifer Phillips, and 52-year-old Roel Garza dead in the child's bedroom. She is charged with tampering with evidence in connection with the 2012 attack on Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa. In September 2016, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. A psychologist also concluded in 2009 that David had hallucinations and suicidal ideations. PORTLAND, Texas A husband, wife and their five-year-old son are dead after a murder suicide in the City of Portland, according to police. A vigil was held for the girls at a local high school Sunday and a candle-lit walk is scheduled to take place in the park on Friday. "While we know the community has many questions, this is still an active investigation and we would not want to do anything to jeopardize the case," Portland Police Chief Gary Giles said in a news release. Marshals, Texas Rangers and the police officers from Portland, where the attack occurred, detained Strickland and his wife, Laura Kimberly, 23. The investigators worked the case, eventually arresting the culprit, David Strickland. WebPortland police solved a 40-year-old murder case by matching DNA found at the crime scene with data in a public genealogy site. Chapa was 18 years old in June 2012 when she and her girlfriend Mollie Olgin were shot in the head execution-style at Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas. "(Strickland) cannot take the gun, computer or ID evidence away. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Marshals and Texas Rangers in the San Antonio suburb of Helotes, local media reported. David Malcolm Strickland, 27, was arrested Friday by U.S. 47 Two years after a brutal attack on a female couple near Corpus Christi made national headlines, a break in the case has resulted in two arrests. Attorneys for convicted killer David Strickland are asking for a hearing along with records they hope will prove someone else was to blame for the 2012 double shooting in a Portland park. Olgin died from her wounds, but Chapa is currently recovering in a local hospital. Strickland told investigators he composed the letter two weeks before his arrest and printed it out at a public library computer. 0:59 David Strickland was not the person who killed a 19-year-old in a Portland park, and new DNA evidence proves it, attorneys for Strickland say. Olgin, 19, died at the scene. When a dispatcher asked 'what's going on there? Attorneys for convicted killer David Strickland are asking for a hearing along with records they hope will prove someone else was to blame for the 2012 double shooting in a Portland park. The biological evidence then became a point of contention, seemingly highlighting his potential involvement in the crime. My sympathies and condolences go to the victims and their families who had to endure this wicked act of violence.. Under the police timeline, the father killed his family, made the 911 call and then died by suicide. 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', Garza replied 'just come now'. The biological evidence then became a point of contention, seemingly highlighting his potential involvement in the crime. NBCs Dateline: The Overlook chronicles how the police zeroed in on David using a letter sent to Kristenes father. Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, and her girlfriend, Mollie Olgin, 19, were shot in the head at Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas on June 22. Previously, DNA found on a cigarette butt and energy drink can at the scene both matched to Spellman. In June 2012, Mollie Olgin and her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, were bound, sexually assaulted and shot in the head at Violet Andrews Park in Portland before their bodies were found by bird watchers. "He couldn't even look at me, which was disappointing, because I wanted him to see what he had done.". [18]. He was arrested on 6 May, after a police report from a couple he had attacked by the lake on the day of the murder. 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But she said that it wasn't just her physical state that needed time to recover. One girl is dead and another in serious condition after a mysterious shooting in a normally peaceful town. On Jan. 31, police announced that Jerry Walter McFadden of Texas had killed Anna Marie Hlavka in Portland on Jan. 24, 1979. His wife is charged with tampering with evidence. Listen and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Spotify, Stitcher or the ABC News app. "We don't want that person to have knowledge of the warrant and be tipped off.". U.S. Sign up for breaking news alerts from NBC News. December 17, 2021 In June 2012, a young teenage couple was found shot in a park in Portland, Texas. Olgin died at the scene and Chapa is in stable condition in the hospital. Olgin had already died of a gunshot wound to the head, and Chapa was in grave condition but survived to tell about the ordeal. People run under a giant rainbow flag after a vigil for Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, and Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, at Cal Anderson Park on Friday, June 29, 2012. David M. Strickland, 27, and his wife, Laura K. Strickland, 23, were arrested June 20 at their home in Helotes in the San Antonio area. They followed my story since day one and I want to thank everybody for that.". Strickland was expected to be transferred to a jail in Sinton, outside of Portland, on Saturday, Giles said. On Jan. 31, police announced that Jerry Walter McFadden of Texas had killed Anna Marie Hlavka in Portland on Jan. 24, 1979. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 47 Two years after a brutal attack on a female couple near Corpus Christi made national headlines, a break in the case has resulted in two arrests. McFadden was executed in Texas in October 1999 for the murders of three other women. It was written from the perspective of a hitman who claimed that someone from Layton, Utah, was responsible for the attacks and had wanted Kristene dead. Dateline originally aired an episode on the case in 2017 after a San Patricio County Judge found David Strickland, a Portland, Texas, man, guilty of capital murder. The following morning, a couple discovered the bodies of the two women in knee-high grass near a scenic lookout in the park, police said. In the last 5 years Portland has seen increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime. The teenagers were shot execution-style and left for dead in a park in Portland, Texas. A friend said Chapa remembers the night of the shooting. It was higher than in 44.6% U.S. cities. WebPortland police solved a 40-year-old murder case by matching DNA found at the crime scene with data in a public genealogy site. But after a police press conference on Saturday announcing the arrest, she told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that though she felt safer: It will never take back the pain and hurt he did to our families. During her recovery, Chapa worked with police to help identify her shooter. In August 1986, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the escape. They remained Tuesday in the San Patricio County Jail on no bond. "It's difficult for the citizens of this community, it's difficult on the officers of this department, It's difficult with everybody that was involved at the scene," said Portland PD Cheif Mark Cory. The Portland Police Department released this sketch July 13, 2012, in the attack on Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa. Strickland was found guilty in the 2012 shooting at Portland Park that left 19-year-old Mollie Judith Olgin dead and her girlfriend Mary Kristene Chapa seriously injured. He called 911 on Saturday at about 1:30 a.m., but he did not reveal much, cops said, according to KIII-TV. U.S. Once investigators issued arrest warrants for the Stricklands, they asked the U.S. A Nov. 13 motion fromSan Patricio County prosecutors argue even if the hair came from the other man, "it does not exonerate" Strickland. WebMollie Olgin was a 19-year-old woman murdered on June 22, 2012 in Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas after she and her girlfriend were attacked and shot. Mollie Olgin was a 19-year-old woman murdered on June 22, 2012 in Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas after she and her girlfriend were attacked and shot. I stared at him, right, whenever I was testifying, and not one look. Could David Strickland be exonerated in 2012 Portland double shooting? WebMollie Olgin was a 19-year-old woman murdered on June 22, 2012 in Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas after she and her girlfriend were attacked and shot. Every episode of ABC's award-winning talk show "The View" is now available as a podcast! Olgin, 19, and Chapa, 18, were found shot in the head Saturday in a Portland, Tx park. Portland police have not provided details about how Strickland was linked to the case. Julie Pousson (left) cries during a candle light vigil held for Mollie Judith Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa Friday June 29, 2012 at Woodlawn Lake. In the last 5 years Portland has seen increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime. While Mollie Olgin died, her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, miraculously survived. "All my supporters; they've been there. Dateline: The Overlook chronicles how the police zeroed in on David using a letter sent to Kristenes father. DNA testing was previously pending ona pubichair found on Chapa. In July 1987, he was sentenced to death for the murder of 18-year-old Suzanne Harrison, 20-year-old Gena Turner and 19-year-old Bryan Boone. WebCrime rate in Portland, TX The 2019 crime rate in Portland, TX is 110 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 2.4 times lower than the U.S. average. Elizabeth Valadez of Corpus Christi, Texas, writes a message on one of the posts Friday, June 29, 2012 as other friends and supporters write messages on a large sheet behind her during a vigil for teens Mollie Olgin and Mary Kristene Chapa at Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas. David Strickland was living in Portland at the time of the shootings and has also lived in Utah and Helotes, police said. He called 911 on Saturday at about 1:30 a.m., but he did not reveal much, cops said, according to KIII-TV. Almost exactly two years earlier, on June 22, 2012, Mollie Olgin, 19, and her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, who was then 18, were found in a birdwatching area at Violet Andrews Park in Portland near Corpus Christi. Olgin was pronounced dead at the scene and an unconscious Chapa was taken to a local hospital where she eventually regained consciousness. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. We need time to let it sink and just process the news we've waited on for 2 years. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Portland PD says the investigation is ongoing. The episode can be streamed on the NBC app or online atwww.nbcnews.com/dateline. [2], On June 23, 2012, birdwatchers at Violet Andrews Park called police after discovering two women's bodies lying below a viewing deck. Although a bullet casing was found on the scene, no weapon has been discovered and there are currently no suspects in the shooting. More: David Strickland's attorney: Impending DNA testing will clear him of Portland Park murder, Sign up to have news emailed to you daily, David Strickland's attorney: Impending DNA testing will clear him of Portland Park murder, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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