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JoAnna King

Case from Harris County, TX dated Aug 18, 1987

Victim Details

JoAnna King

Female

Harris County

TX

1987-08-18

27

JoAnna

King

06/24/2026

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JoAnna Laverne Gish King, a 27-year-old female, was killed on August 15, 1987, inside the couple's home in the 6600 block of Dinner Creek Drive in northwest Harris County, Texas. The shooting also claimed the life of her husband, Homer “Butch” King. In the immediate aftermath, investigators documented a close-range execution-style attack that left both victims shot in the back of the head, a detail that undercut any notion of a chaotic exchange and instead suggested a deliberate, controlled ...
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