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Elroy Chester
Elroy Chester (June 14, 1969 – June 12, 2013) was an American serial killer who committed five murders in Texas. He was convicted and sentenced to death for one of the murders, and was executed in 2013. Crimes Between 1997 and 1998, a series of burglaries and fatal shootings occurred in Port Arthur, Texas. In every case but one, the victims died in their homes during the night. The five people which Chester admitted to killing were: * John Henry Sepeda (78) on Sept. 20, 1997 * Etta Mae Stallings (87) on Nov. 15, 1997 * Cheryl DeLeon (40) on Nov. 20, 1997, she was fatally beaten as she arrived home from work * Albert Bolden Jr. (35) on Dec. 21, 1997, who was his common-law brother-in-law * Willie Ryman III (38) on Feb. 6, 1998, a firefighter who tried to defend his nieces from Chester, after he sexually molested them Later his DNA was linked to three rapes, including that of a ten-year-old girl. He also confessed to four non-fatal shootings. After his arrest, he said that he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeast boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. The county seat is Beaumont. Jefferson County has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state of Texas. The county was established in 1835 as a municipality of Mexico, which had gained independence from Spain. Because the area was lightly settled, the Mexican government allowed European Americans from the United States to settle here if they pledged loyalty to Mexico. This was organized as a county in 1837 after Texas achieved independence as a republic. It was named by European-American settlers for U.S. president Thomas Jefferson. Texas later became part of the US. Jefferson County is part of the Beaumont– Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area and has the highest population of the four-county MSA. It has three state correctional facilities and a federal high-security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |