True crime cases in Texas span decades of criminal history, from unsolved disappearances in rural communities to high-profile investigations in the state's largest cities. Texas law enforcement agencies, from local police departments to the state bureau of investigation, have tackled cases ranging from cold-case homicides and serial offenders to fraud schemes and domestic violence tragedies. CaseSleuth tracks each Texas case with comprehensive timelines, profiles of victims and persons of interest, evidence summaries, and links to media coverage and court documents. Browse the cases below to explore the full scope of criminal investigations in Texas.
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On June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children in the bathtub of the family's Houston, Texas home while suffering from severe postpartum psychosis. She was convicted of murder in 2002, but her conviction was overturned; at retrial in 2006 she was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Darlie Routier was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her five-year-old son Damon in Rowlett, Texas in June 1996. Her six-year-old son Devon was also killed. Routier has maintained her innocence for nearly three decades, and her case has attracted significant controversy.
On March 31, 1995, Tejano music superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez was fatally shot at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi, Texas, by Yolanda Saldivar, the president of her fan club and manager of her boutiques, who had been embezzling funds. Saldivar was convicted of first-degree murder in October 1995 and sentenced to life in prison; her first parole request was denied in March 2025.