Letha Perkins

Murdered

On the night of December 6, 2008, Letha Perkins, age 51, and her 13-year-old goddaughter were tragically shot and killed during a home invasion in their residence in northeast Houston. The incident took place at Perkins' home on Sandra Street, a neighborhood that had been grappling with increasing drug-related activity. Late in the evening, neighbors heard the sound of gunshots, and police found both Perkins and her goddaughter deceased at the scene.

The double homicide deeply unsettled ...Read More