posted on October 29, 2005 03:55:01 PM new
3 hurricane evacuees jailed in death of Pasadena (TX) woman, 77
By MÓNICA GUZMÁN
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
Three hurricane evacuees suspected of killing a 77-year-old woman in Pasadena Friday are in custody today facing possible capital murder charges , according to a Pasadena police department official.
Investigators believe the two men and one woman attacked and strangled Pasadena resident Betty Blair in her home Friday and took off in her car with some of her belongings.
Police intercepted Blair's tan 2000 Buick at 8 p.m. last night at the intersection of Beltway and Richmond and arrested the three. An infant child was also with them. Police were able to track and follow the car via Onstar, its on-board electronic tracking system.
One of Blair's daughters found her body in her Parkview Estates home on the 2000 block of South Memorial at 6:30 p.m. Friday. She had been strangled with an electrical cord, a Pasadena police officer said, and her car was missing.
Neighbors said Betty Blair was very involved in the community and was known to have assisted hurricane evacuees through St.Pius Catholic Church.
Blair's late husband, Robert, was a long-time member of the Pasadena School Board.
The three suspects are being taken to Harris County Jail today. Investigators said that at this point, they are not looking for any more suspects.
