Houston woman's killer arrested nearly 40 years after her body was found burning in the woods

According to the Montgomery Co. Sheriff's Office, in March 1983 around 3 a.m., a patrol officer came across a fire burning in the woods on IH-45 near League Line Rd. A closer look showed a woman's body lying in the flames and an autopsy later confirmed she was raped after finding traces of a man's DNA. The woman was later identified as a missing person: Laura Marie Purchase of Houston.

Family, loved ones hold prayer service for Erica Hernandez

Loved ones are still reeling from her loss after she was reported missing in mid-April. And after a lengthy search, Pearland PD shared the devastating news her car was found submerged in a retention pond near Reflection Bay.