In 1965, two police officers knocked on the door of a small house in Houston, Texas. They were there to check on Fred and Edwina Rogers, an elderly couple who hadn’t contacted their family for a week. Going inside the house, they found no one. On an impulse, they opened the refrigerator and discovered one of the most gruesome crimes to ever occur in Texas history.
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Grisly Murder Found Near Downtown Houston. Longview News-Journal, 6/24/1965
Houston Couple Butchered. Amarillo Globe-Times, 6/24/1965
Houston Police Push Search for Recluse. The Amarillo Globe-Times, 6/25/1965
Clues Still Sought in 2 Slayings. The Austin American, 6/27/1965
Police Still Seek Missing Houston Man. Longview News-Journal, 6/27/1965
Man Sought Here in Houston Slaying. The Austin American, 6/28/1965
Sought Here. The Austin American, 6/30/1965
Butcher Suspect is in Huntsville. Longview News-Journal, 7/9/1965
Man Falsely Says He’s Son of Murdered Pair. Corpus Cristi Times, 7/10/1965
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Margaritoff, Marco. Edited by Erik Hawkins. The Case of the Grisly Ice Box Murders That Horrified Houston in 1965. Allthatsinteresting.com, 5/26/2021