
Steven Felts’s murder case investigation is ongoing.
Steven Felts was murdered at the age of 36. He was known as a devoted father and Lab supervisor at a chemical firm in Houston, and he is well-liked in the neighborhood, as per sources.
His sudden death came as a shock for his family and loved ones.
On October 15th, 1996, he was brutally battered to death. His dead body was discovered on his couch, face down, at home. Further, Felts had suffered headshot wounds on his back.
In a recent episode of “Cold Justice,” which airs on February 25th, 2023, at 8/7c on Oxygen, the homicide investigator Steve Spingola and senior prosecutor Kelly Siegler went to Rosenberg to investigate the horrible murder of Steven Felts.
They were joined by Lt. James Murray of the Rosenberg Police department, Det. David Murray and Sgt. Suni Jugueta admits many unanswered questions in this old case, including the absence of genetic evidence or a murder weapon.
Linette, Steven’s wife, told the investigators that she found her husband’s dead body in his room after she returned from a restaurant trip.” At that time, the couple’s 6-years old daughter was sleeping in a different room.
As per sources, the couple has faced problems in their marriage. As per recordings of Linette’s talks with some mysterious men in the authority’s hands during the 1996 investigation, they discovered that Linette would vanish for several days.
Later Police questioned Linete about what happened, especially in the light of evidence that her husband suspected she was cheating on him and covertly taped her phone calls to substantiate that. After 25 years, the case is still unresolved.
Authorities think Linette’s potential inheritance of $300,000 from Steven’s life insurance policy could have motivated the killing.
The “Cold Justice” team talks with the victim’s sister, Mona Felts, who has long sought justice for her brother, to learn more about the case’s family history.
Investigators examine various hypotheses.
Investigator Siegler examines numerous hypotheses for how the trio could have committed the crime separately or jointly.
The group discusses the physical evidence before speaking with any suspect. Chris Robinson, a Ballistics expert, says an H&R Harrington revolver was used to kill steven.
Dr.Kathryn Pinneri, a forensic pathologist, examined crime scene images of steven’s injjuries, which included gun wounds, a blow to the back of his head, and a bruising pattern of his arms.
Crime scene photographs show lividity, which is the staining of skin after death.
Steven had been dead for three hours, and this contradicts Linette’s assertion that her husband was deceased when she returned home around 45 minutes after leaving to buy hamburgers.
Linette’s account of the events is disputed because she did not immediately check on her spouse while saying she did so in her 1996 police interview. There are several aspects of Linette’s account that, in Ziegler’s opinion, are absurd.
Later, investigators spoke with his co-workers and relatives to learn more about the couple’s marriage. While Steven’s boss, Mark Sample, said to them that he had a hazy memory of Steven having suspicions about his wife’s infidelity
The team also receives confirmation from Linette’s friends that the marriage was troubled and that Steven provided his wife’s financial support.
Steven had moved a sizeable chunk of money from a joint account to his account just days before he passed away. According to Linette, that was done for tax reasons.
The victim allegedly told the victim that he wanted a divorce and that Steven thought his wife was dangerous, according to Bill Wilder, the Felts family lawyer.
“Cold Justice” investigators are told by Wilder that “he’d been slain” a short while later. Another recorded exchange is the target of further investigation.
Steven stated his concern in it about his wife using his stolen pistol to shoot him. According to Felts, his wife was armed.
Sample verifies that his voice is the other one heard in the recording, which renders the cassette acceptable evidence.
One of Booker’s pals is spoken with by Furman and Spingola. He claims Booker requested a pistol loan because he had “some business” to care for. Hinton, who Siegler and Juguetan also speak with, denies having a romantic involvement with Linette, and Hinton also rejects any involvement in the killing of Felts.
With proof of the money transfer, Linette’s dubious account of the crime, the phone call in which her husband expressed concern for her, and Booker’s pawning of the weapons, Furman and Spingola face Linette.
Eventually, she ends the exchange by stating that she needs to speak with her lawyer.
The squad eliminates Hinton as a suspect after reviewing all the available material. Despite being dead, Booker remains a suspect who will never face charges. It’s been a while since I’ve been here.
Fort Bend County prosecutors received the investigation’s findings and agreed that there was sufficient evidence to proceed with the case.
According to “Cold Justice,” the Fort Bend County district attorney’s office is still aggressively preparing this case for presentation to a grand jury, notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic’s delay.
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