Details - Unsolved Homicide

Texas Rangers Cold Case Investigation Details

Dorothy Estep

REFERENCE NUMBER: 266 - Unsolved
COMPANY: F
RACE: White
SEX: Female
CITY:
COUNTY: McLennan
RELATED YEAR: 1985

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DETAILS:

On September 30, 1985, Dorothy Estep, 32, was discovered in the trunk of her car on US 84 near the Elk cutoff in McLennan County. Dorothy was the victim of a homicide and had been reported missing by a coworker when she did not show up for work or answer her phone. Dorothy’s car was a yellow, Plymouth Sapporo. Dorothy was a single mother and worked for the State of Texas as a social worker. Dorothy was last seen alive by her neighbor as she was going to pick up her daughter from her ex-husband’s home.

Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of the person/persons responsible for this crime. To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters MUST call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous. Tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using a name.

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