A blog about the 1968 massacre of the Arellano family in Edwards County, Texas.
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To catch the “big cowboy” who slaughtered five members of the Arellano family, a forensic artist provided this sketch. San Angelo Standard-Times (April 17, 1969)
Photo courtesy of Gone Cold Podcast. Credit: San Angelo Standard-Times.
White male, over 6 feet tall, and weighing about 200 pounds. 30–35 years of age with sandy hair, light eyebrows, and pockmarks or a rash on his neck. He wore a straw cowboy hat, had boots with an eagle design on the side, and his pants were tucked into them. He also wore a large hunting knife on his belt.
Were you closely associated with the person of interest? Time can change how a witness wants to engage with the police. Investigators need your help. If you have any information, contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477. You can remain anonymous.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. On April 16, 1968, five members of the Arellano family, Juan, 29, Monica, 24, Rosa, 21, Eduardo, 1, and Leticia, 2, were murdered in rural Edwards County, Texas. The sole survivor of this heinous crime was Manuel Jr., age 5. If you have information about the brutal murder of the Arellano family, contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477. You could be eligible for a $3,000 reward. You can remain anonymous. https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=650 Juan Manuel Arellano https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148882456/juan-manuel-arellano Monica Lopez Arellano https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148882753/monica-arellano Rosa Elia Arellano https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148883284/rosa-elia-arellano Eduardo Arellano https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148882933/eduardo-arellano Leticia Arellano https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148882860/leticia-arellano
This is an excerpt from a story that E. R. Bills of the Fort Worth Weekly recently wrote. The 40-year-old driver is likely dead. However, the 24-year-old passenger may still be alive. If you have information about these individuals, contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477. You could be eligible for a $3,000 reward. You can remain anonymous. https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=650 The Fort Worth police reports are long gone, and the two suspects are no longer identified. A routine traffic stop for a defective muffler on May 13, 1968, brought two men to the attention of Fort Worth patrolman Ken Adcock. The 40-year-old driver, a Fort Worth resident, was operating the vehicle with a suspended license. His passenger, 24, also a Fort Worth resident, was carrying a .22-caliber firearm. The driver fit the physical description provided by an almost month-old APB still circulating about a multiple homicide in South Texas. The APB was based on a descr...
Warning: Graphic Content. Arellano Family REFERENCE NUMBER: 256 – Unsolved COMPANY: D RACE: Hispanic SEX: Unknown CITY: COUNTY: Edwards RELATED YEAR: 1968 DETAILS: On April 16, 1968, the Arellano family (Juan, 29; Monica, 24; Rosa, 21; Eduardo, 1; Leticia, 2; and Manuel Jr., 5) were traveling from Mexico to San Angelo, Texas to meet with family members. Their car broke down, with a flat tire. Sometime after that, five (5) members of the family were murdered in rural Edwards County, south of Sonora, Texas. Their bodies were located near Highway U.S. 277. The victims had been shot, stabbed, beaten and Rosa had been sexually assaulted. Leticia died at the hospital two days later. The sole survivor of the incident was Manuel Arellano Jr. Over the years, multiple leads have been followed without success. This case remains one of the most heinous, unsolved, mass murders in Texas. As of this time, no pictures of the family are available. The victims were traveling in a white over blue, 1958 B...
