Slain Texas couple’s missing baby girl found in Oklahoma 42 years later
- Holly Marie Clouse was last seen by her family in 1980, shortly before her father and mother were killed
- Their bodies were discovered when a dog found a human arm in the woods, and the mystery of their deaths has not been solved
The child of a slain Texas couple has been located 42 years after her parents’ violent deaths, state authorities confirmed Thursday.
The new Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit with the Texas Attorney General’s Office made the announcement on Thursday morning.
Holly Marie Clouse had last been seen by her family in late 1980. Her parents, Dean and Tina Linn Clouse, were found slain in rural Houston on January 12, 1981.
Dean was beaten to death and his wife was strangled. Their child was not found with their remains, state officials said.
Law enforcement in three states joined the search, and Texas investigators ultimately found the child, who is now a 42-year-old woman.
“Finding Holly is a birthday present from heaven,” her grandmother Donna Casasanta said in a statement obtained by USA Today. “I prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord has revealed some of it … we have found Holly.