Episode 16 covers one of Houston’s most infamous double homicides and one of our most requested cases. Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson would meet their fate after pulling up to one of the city’s many hangouts for young people to drink, listen to music, and get away from parents. The location of their murders would quickly grow the lore and designate a nickname for the tragedy, the “Lover’s Lane Murders”. Almost 30 years later, there are still no answers to who the monster is in this case, but hopefully new technology and DNA advances can turn this cold case into peace for the Atkinson and Henry families.

Source Links:

https://www.houstontx.gov/police/cold_cases/featured_cases.htm

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Note-may-hold-clues-in-lovers-lane-slayings-1634109.php

http://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2008/may/nr051908-4.htm

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.true-crime/2008-06/msg01114.html

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/DNA-may-help-break-notorious-Lover-s-Lane-1635849.php#item-85307-tbla-5

As always, if you have any information on this unsolved case or any other case we feature on our show, do not hesitate to contact the HPD Cold Case Division at 713-308-3618 OR call CrimeStoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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