On the morning of March 26, 1987, the body of 13-year-old Veronica Taylor was discovered in a snowy field in Lubbock County.Texas Department of Public Safety
The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced a $6,000 reward for information in the cold case of a 13-year-old girl who died of blunt force trauma in Lubbock County in 1987.
DPS is searching for the person responsible for the murder of Veronica Taylor, a sixth grader at Lubbock’s Murphy Elementary School, who was last seen alive emerging from a relative’s apartment on the night of March 25, 1987. .
DPS said in a Friday news release that her body was found on the morning of March 26, 1987, in a snowy field next to FM 1729 in eastern Lubbock County, suffering from blunt force trauma.
A $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for her death. The amount will remain high temporarily until the next high-profile Texas Rangers cold case is announced.
The Governor’s Office of Public Safety funds Texas Crime Stoppers, and the DPS website offers a reward for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the Texas Rangers’ cold cases. There is. The DPS website has information on more than 140 cases.
To be eligible for a cash reward, tipsters must provide information using one of the following methods:
Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).Submit information through the Texas Rangers Cold Cases website by selecting the name of the victim you have information about. Call the Missing Persons Hotline at 1-800-346-3243. Your information will be forwarded to the Texas Ranger in charge of the incident.
All tips are anonymous, regardless of how they are submitted, and tipsters get a tip number instead of using their name.
One case from the Texas Ranger Cold Crimes (Cold Cases) program is featured every other month to generate new leads and draw attention to the case. Texas Crime Stoppers rewards are increased to up to $6,000 for high-profile cases that help generate tips. The higher award amount will only be paid if the tip is submitted before the next cold case is taken up. Rewards for tips are typically up to $3,000.
The Texas Ranger Cold Crime Investigation Program was created to assist law enforcement agencies in investigating unsolved murders and violent crime spree cases. There is no statute of limitations for murder.
