Human remains ID’d as Houston murder victim
Published 8:13 pm Wednesday, November 15, 2017
- Human remains found last December in Jefferson County have been identified as murder victim George Beers, 60, of Houston.
JEFFFERSON COUNTY — Human remains found last December have been identified as a murder victim from Houston.
A rancher discovered the remains on his property on Dec. 10, 2016 while repairing a fence near the 22000 block of Sattler
Road, which is near the Jefferson and Chambers county line, according to a press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The remains were wrapped up in material and it was determined the victim had been murdered. Also found at the scene was a pair of pink reading glasses.
A pair of pink reading glasses were found near the body of George Beers, a murder victim from Houston.
The human remains were submitted to the University of North Texas for analysis and through a DNA profile the victim was identified as George Arlin Beers, 60, of Houston. Beers was last seen on July 3,2014 near the 610 loop and Bellaire in Houston. A missing persons report was made by a family member n September 2014.
Jefferson County detectives are working with the Houston Police Department investigators to solve the case.
If you have information as to whom Beers may have been with prior to his murder or have details on this investigation you are asked to call Det. M. Holmes t 835-8411.
