VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Heather N. Indoe
Gender	Female
Race	Caucasian/White

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Hit and Run
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unkown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	5218 Wassell Edinburg Texas, 78539 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	John Doe 1
Gender	Unknown
Race	Unknown

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	8800 Tex-Mex Edinburg Texas, 78539 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Joseph Michael Escobedo
Age	23
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	Schmoker Road Harlingen Texas, 78550 Cameron
L.E.A	Cameron County Sheriff's Office

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Cold Case Spotlight

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Always chosen for jury duty, a man went missing days before trial. His family searched across borders when his body was discovered shot multiple times in a canal. Three decades later, the murder of Joseph Michael Escobedo remains unsolved. Escobedo was a student at Texas Southmost College and a member of the Knights of Columbus, with ambitions to possibly become a teacher, according to reports at the time. The 23-year-old man said goodbye to his family for the last time as he headed out the door for a night out on January 2, 1992. The next day, Escobedo’s parents noticed their son’s absence as his bedroom seemed untouched. Growing concerned following a call from Escobedo’s boss stating he had not arrived for his shift, his father began a search. Escobedo’s father searched jails and police stations in Harlingen, Brownsville, South Padre Island, Reynosa, and even Matamoros. However, there was no trace. After waiting 24-hours, the Escobedos filed an official missing person report with the Brownsville Police Department. On January 4, 1992, Escobedo’s “bullet-riddled” body was discovered that same afternoon in a canal along Schmoker Road, outside Harlingen city limits near Valley International Airport, according to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Escobedo was shot eight times with two different weapons. Investigators spoke with Escobedo’s friends who claimed that they last saw him leaning against a car in the parking lot at the Genesis nightclub in Brownsville. Police were not able to determine whether he left by himself or whether someone picked him up. Feeling like they took a “part of [her] heart out,” Escobedo’s mother explained to investigators that her son was a good citizen. Emphasizing how much he enjoyed jury duty, as it was one of his “favorite hobbies.” The mother told reporters with the Valley Morning Star at the time that Escobedo was actually expected in court within days of his disappearance and murder. Escobedo was set to attend the trial of a county case on January 6, 1992. Lieutenant Ernesto Flores with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office told reporters at the time that they could not find a motive. Adding that Escobedo “had a lot of friends, but few enemies.” In their son’s memory, the Escobedos planted a white rose bush under Michael’s bedroom window shortly after his death. Escobedo’s mother shared that she takes the roses that have blossomed to his grave. This case remains an open investigation. Individuals with any information on this case are asked to call the Cameron County Crime Stoppers at their hotline: (866)-350-5551 or (956)-350-5551.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Candy Mora-Fletcher
Age	23
Gender	Female
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Lewis Brewster
Offense	Murder
Cause	Knife/Stabbing
Location	California

CASE DETAILS

Status	Solved
Incident location	411 Lozano St Harlingen Texas, 78550 Cameron
L.E.A	Harlingen Police Dept.

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Cold Case Spotlight

It’s one of the more infamous ‘whodunit’s’ in all South Texas. A young, Harlingen mother found with 25 stab wounds, a cut throat, and a broken neck. No arrests were ever made in the killing of 23-year-old Candy Mora-Fletcher. For 45 years, the case file remained quiet, until a new lead on the decades-old crime presented itself. “Once the investigator was able to put the entire case together where it made sense to him, it didn’t take long to realize there was one prime suspect that was left out there and everything seemed to point to him, and that was a man by the name of Lewis Brewster,” says Commander Osborne of the Harlingen Police Department. “He did allude to the fact that he knew we were looking for him and we’d arrest him if we came back and there seemed to be some sort of solace with that,” says Osborne. Last November, the case took its final blow. Brewster passed away due to complications from diabetes. Mora now rests at the Monta Meta Memorial Park in San Benito. Thursday marked the 47th anniversary of the crime. Before the suspect died, D.A. Saenz says the prosecution was on the verge of presenting the case to the grand jury. That move was only two weeks away.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Gender	Unknown
Race	Unknown

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Unknown
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	south of Bus.83 on FM 1015
L.E.A	Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	John Doe 2
Gender	Unknown
Race	Unknown

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	8800 Tex-Mex Edinburg Texas, 78539
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Reynaldo Castaneda
Age	52
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	Mile 10 N and Mile 1 W Mercedes Texas, 78570 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sheriff's Office

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Cold Case Spotlight

When deputies arrived, they discovered the bodies of 52-year-old Reynaldo Castaneda and 74-year-old Alberto Castaneda. Newspaper archives indicate that the men were a father and his son. 74-year-old, Alberto Castaneda At the time, authorities said there was clear evidence of foul play. In January 2021 the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the double homicide to come forward.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	David Sanchez Guerra
Gender	Male
Race	Hispanic/Latino

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Gun/Firearm
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	10 1/2 North & 4 1/2 West Weslaco Texas, 78596 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sheriff's Office

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VICTIM DETAILS

Name	Kim Sue Leggett
Age	21
Gender	Female
Race	Caucasian/White

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Missing Person (Presumed Murdered)
Cause	Other
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	2364 Mile 12 N. Ross Cotton Gin Mercedes Texas, 78570 Hidalgo County
L.E.A	Mercedes Police Department

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Cold Case Spotlight

On 10-09-1984 between 4:30 PM and 4:45 PM, 21-year-old Kim Sue LEGGETT was abducted from the Ross Cotton Gin in Mercedes, Texas, where she worked as a secretary. Mrs. LEGGETT was last seen in the company of two unknown males. Mrs. LEGGETT's father received a ransom telephone call from an unidentified male within a few minutes of her kip/abduction. A few days later, her mother and father received another ransom letter via mail. Neither the telephone call or the message was followed up by the kidnappers. Mercedes Law Enforcement investigators presume that Mrs. LEGGETT was murdered by her kidnappers and her body has never been recovered. Mrs. LEGGETT left behind her husband and a young son along with her immediate family. She has Blonde hair, blue eyes. Leggett has a scar on her chin. Her both ears are pierced. No Justice. No Peace.

VICTIM DETAILS

Name	John Doe 5
Gender	Male
Race	Caucasian/White

SUSPECT DETAILS

Name	Unknown
Offense	Murder
Cause	Blunt Force
Location	Unknown

CASE DETAILS

Status	Unsolved
Incident location	F.M. 493 & 12 1/2 N. E. on Victoria Rd. Donna Texas, 78537 Hidalgo
L.E.A	Hidalgo Co. Sherriff's Office

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