An unsolved murder case from over four decades ago is a big step closer to being closed, authorities say.
In March of 1982, the Abilene Police Department responded to a double homicide in the 1300 block of South Bowie Street. The victims were identified as 30-year-old Susanna Flores Brown and her eight-year-old daughter, Franchesca Antionette Martinez.
The case remained cold for 41 years.
According to an APD press release, cold case detectives revisited the crime, and through advancements in DNA technology and new information, an arrest warrant was issued by the Taylor County District Attorney’s Office. Billye Brown, 65, was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree homicide.
Brown is being held on a bond of $200,000.
The victim’s family was notified of this arrest.
The APD thanked the Department of Public Safety Crime Lab, the Tarrant County Medical Examiners Crime Lab, the Taylor County District Attorney’s Office and Cold Justice for assisting in the investigation and the warrant.
