If you have any information about these crimes or any other crimes you are urged to call Henderson County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-545-8477 (TIPS) or submit a Web Tip.  You do not have to give your name.  Should your tip result in an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00

Death Investigation
August 25, 2014

On October 3, 2012 Theodore "Ted" Hunt was reported missing from his residence at 500 U.S. Highway 175 Eustace, Texas and had been last seen at the end of February or the first of March.  Hunt`s property, an adjoining small lake and surrounding property were searched with cadaver dogs on two occasions and Hunt was not located.  Investigators were led to believe Hunt`s disappearance may not have been voluntary and the case remained open

 

On November 21, 2013 a house on the property was being demolished and excavated with heavy equipment.  Skeletal remains were found on the property and through DNA testing they were discovered to be human and that of Theodore "Ted" Hunt.

 

Investigators are actively looking for a vehicle Hunt was driving prior to his disappearance.  The vehicle is a 1983 cream color Mercury 4 door and is believed to have been sold from Hunt`s property in the months following his disappearance.
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Homicide
September 13, 1993

On September 13, 1993 the body of Shelly Watkins was discovered in the Trinity river just west of Seven Points, Texas.  Shelly was a white female, 36 years of age and was last seen at her residence in Beacon Estates on September 6, 1993 in Corsicana, Texas.  Shelly was the victim of a brutal homicide
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