Mary Searight: 1996 Texas cold case murder solved; victim has ties to Austin
TEXAS - The Texas Department of Public Safety says they've cracked the 1996 cold case murder of an elderly woman in North Texas. The victim has a connection to Austin, and you may have seen her name before. On August 18, 1996, Mary Moore Searight, 86, was found in her Paris, Texas, home by a caretaker.
Texas Cold Case Cracked: DNA Evidence Indicts Tenant in 1996 Murder of Austin Philanthropist Mary Moore Searight
Texas cold case was solved when David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted for the murder of Mary Moore Searight using DNA evidence matched through the DPS.
DNA evidence helps indict Texas man charged in 1996 cold case murder, DPS says
David Paul Cady Jr. has been formally charged in a 1996 cold case murder. DNA evidence has tied him to the death of Mary Moore Searight 30 years ago.
Texas man indicted in 1996 cold case murder of 86-year-old woman
Nearly 30 years after her death, Texas DPS says 54-year-old David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted by a Lamar County grand jury on Dec. 12, 2024, in the incident.
Texas DPS Crime Lab solves 1996 cold case
TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified the man investigators believe is responsible for the decades-old cold case murder of 86-year-old Mary Moore Searight. Nearly 30 years after Searight’s death, 54-year-old David Paul Cady Jr. was indicted by a Lamar County Jury in December 2024.
DPS crime laboratory cracks 1996 cold case murder
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Texas cold case murder solved nearly 30 years later by DPS Crime Laboratory
David Paul Cady Jr., 54, was indicted for killing Mary Moore Searight, 86, in Paris, Texas — about two hours northeast of Dallas — according to a news release from the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory Division. Nearly 30 years after Searight’s death, Cady was indicted by a Lamar County grand jury on Dec. 12, 2024.
Mary Searight cold case murder solved
Texas cold case murder of an elderly woman has been solved. The victim, Mary Searight, has ties to Austin. Patrick Mahomes is facing a personal heartbreak just days before the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
DNA testing leads to arrest in 1996 murder of 86-year-old Central Texas woman
Modern DNA testing led to an arrest of David Paul Cady Jr. in connection with the 1996 murder of Mary Moore Searight, the ...
Nearly 3 Decades After Texas Woman’s Murder, a Former Tenant Is Charged
Mary Moore Searight, a prominent landowner and benefactor, was killed in 1996 at her home in Paris, Texas. In 2023, DNA ...
DNA testing leads to arrest of suspect in 1996 murder of Mary Moore Searight
Texas DPS said it identified a man connected with a 1996 cold case of a woman who an Austin park was named after.
Evidence links man to unsolved cold case of elderly Texas woman, longtime Austin resident
Mary Moore Searight spent decades in Austin before moving back to her hometown where she was eventually murdered.