A Lincoln man has been charged in the murders of a man and woman in a Houston, Texas cold case. 64-year-old Floyd Parrott has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of 22-year-old Garland Andrew Atkinson and 22-year-old Cheryl Henry.
According to Houston Police, on August 23, 1990, a security guard was conducting a routine patrol when he observed a vehicle parked in a cul-de-sac. When the vehicle had not moved over a period of time, the security guard approached it and found an unresponsive woman.
HPD officers responded and also found an unresponsive man. Both victims, identified as Henry and Atkinson, had suffered injuries to their necks and were pronounced dead at the scene. The HPD Homicide Division, the FBI, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office worked together on the case, but it remained unsolved.
Continuous investigation led to the identification of Parrott as the suspect this month. Detectives consulted the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and charges were accepted. On Wednesday HPD Homicide Division detectives and FBI special agents arrested Parrott in Lincoln.
He is awaiting extradition to the Harris County Jail.
(Photo: Lancaster County Dep. of Corrections)