Case Updates, Fall 2022 Part 1

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

07-11-2022 • 34 mins

There have been many suspect arrests, convictions, and renewed investigations in Texas cold cases already in the Fall of 2022. This episode, we’ll go over a few things in the 1996 murder case of Leon Laureles in Brown County, talk about the arrest of Feng Lu - the alleged murderer of the Sun Family in Cypress, discuss the identification of Brazoria County Jane Doe as Alisha Marie Cooks after 36 years, and talk about the conviction of Daniel Andrew MacGinnis for the sexual assault and murder of Patricia Ann Jacobs in southeast Texas.

If you have any information about the murder of Juan Leon Laureles, contact the Texas Rangers by calling 800-346-3243 or by visiting their website at dps.texas.gov

You can also call anonymously to crime stoppers at 800-222-TIPS, or 800-222-8477

If you’d prefer to donate to the #JusticeForLeon go fund me, you can here: gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial


If you have any information about the Sun Family murders or the suspect Feng Lu, call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at (713) 221-6000


Anyone with information about the 1985 murder of Alisha Marie Cooks is encouraged to call the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office at (281)756-2392 or Brazoria County Crime Stoppers at (800)460-2222


If you have any information of the death of Nelda Faye Widener, please contact the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office at (409) 384-5417. Should you have information about any other crimes Daniel Andrew MacGinnis might have committed, please phone the Texas Rangers at 800-346-3243 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS, or 800-222-8477

The Houston Chronicle, The Silsbee Bee, The Beaumont Enterprise, KJAS.com, DPS.Texas.gov, and Court Documents were used as sources for this episode

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