Sgt. Hobbs was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault, and also charged with the aggravated assault of 28-year-old prostitute Danielle Perfitt, which also occurred in June. GOP leaders say ballot shortage was targeted at Republicans. They tested the DNA of the security guards who worked at the business near where Trombley was found. Jay R. Jordan covers breaking news in the Houston area. She had been sexually assaulted and shot in the head. Hobbs was arrested in 2011 following a similarly drawn out but successful investigation. Hobbs, 51, pleaded to the reduced charge of murder from capital murder in the death of Sara Sanford and to murder in the death of Patricia Pyatt. So now, we're looking at everything just to see if he fits," said then-Harris County Sheriff's Homicide Unit Lt. Rolf Nelson 11 years ago. At some point, she added, he put on a security uniform and spoke to someone on the phone who sounded like an employer. After he was arrested in the death of Sarah Annette Sanford, 48, investigators said they were looking into the killings of 15 prostitutes . Steven Hobbs, 51 (Harris County District Attorney) By Angela Bonilla. Houston, 184th District Judge. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. The 51-year-old former security guard entered his plea on the day a jury was slated to be picked for his trial, effectively allowing the court to avoid days of witness testimony including from women who accused him in other assaults and survived. Oct. 22, 2011— -- Steven Hobbs, a married Texas father of two charged with killing and assaulting prostitutes for the past decade, may be linked to several other unsolved murders in the area, investigators say. . Nelson said his office has released an alert to every law enforcement agency in Southeast Texas with information about the two killings Hobbs is accused of committing, as well as attacks on prostitutes so they can examine their unsolved cases. Historic Hollywood Cemetery Records, 1895-2008 (Houston, Texas) from FamilySearch Harris County: Baytown Sun Newspaper Index includes obituaries, 1931-2017 Harris County: Hill of Rest Cemetery Burials Baytown, Texas Harris County: Humble Area Obituary Index, 1993-21 Oct. 2020 from the Humble Area Genealogical Society "There's no way to put a count on the number of unsolved murders of women who may have been involved in drugs or prostitution, or both," said Bernstein. From my perspective if I did something so heinous that deserved the death penalty, but I got life w/out parole instead. Kirkland stood as a candidate in 2017 for the Texas Supreme Court. 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According to the Harris County Jail website he is due back in court on 9/28/21 but it doesnt say if its for trial or some other hearing. Not Texas, Kim Ogg in Harris County. Copyright 2022 KWTX. Steven Hobbs, a suspect serial killer said to be the longest current serving Harris County inmate, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. A major break in the case came when investigators visited where Trombley's body was discovered. Steven Hobbs has been has been charged with crimes dating back to 2002. Pictured; Steven Alexander Hobbs, 40 of Crosby, Texas _____ Originally written and published by Chron.com on October 19, 2012; 10/30/12 CROSBY, TX Homicide investigators are re-examining a number of unsolved slayings of prostitutes whose bodies were found in eastern Harris County over the past 10 years as part of an investigation into a Crosby security guard charged with attacking three . Here's how to score the best deals on tickets, plus all the free promotions you won't want to miss. KHOU 11 on social media:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube. Pyatt, a mother of five who was also from Crosby, was strangled with such force that there were broken bones in her neck, investigators said. DNA gathered from the remains of Pyatt and Sanford came back to the same unidentified person, Nelson said. Prior to his recent arrest, Hobbs didn't have any documented run-ins with the law, except for "a minor traffic violation that landed him in this jail for a couple hours in 2000," Bernstein said. The 51-year-old . It was at that time that he was first labeled a serial killer. This is a miscarriage of justice, Steven Alexander Hobbs Sentenced to 2 Life Sentences in TX Cold Case Murders of Patricia Pyatt and Sara Sanford, http://www.chron.com/news/houston-tein-2227974.php, http://www.houstonchronicle.com/newses-4927418.php, https://www.click2houston.com/news/dnst-4-suspects, https://www.houstonchronicle.com/newe-15826865.php. Sara Sanford and Patricia Pyatt were . Detectives believe the murderer likely dumped Trombley's body in Pasadena because she had worked several miles away in northeast Houston. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There would be no more waiting for a suspected serial killer's fate to be decided in a trial, even if it took 11 years to get to jury selections. One by one, he allegedly shot Katie Stay, Stephen Stay and their four children execution-style. "Steven Hobbs has been a predator. A defense attorney declined to comment while leaving the juvenile courtroom. This is a carousel. Hobbs Steven B & Diana J is a resident of Tomball. Trombley's killing is significant as investigators found her body had parts missing, most important her hyoid bone, which would signify strangulation, prosecutors say. Steven Hobbs, one of the longest-serving defendants in the Harris County jail, was sentenced to life in prison Monday after pleading guilty to raping and killing two sex workers. We believe that theres at least one more murdered victim and then there are multiple living victims that were sexually assaulted or assaulted physically by him, prosecutor Sarah Seely said. A prosecutor said Hobbs hired the woman to perform oral sex, but instead he raped her, beat and violently choked her. County jail is just like groundhogs Day. If this were Tarrant County or Bexar County, he'd be facing the gurney Thank you . Arrendondo allegedly conspired to kill two people in July 2015. He was also charged with murdering prostitute Sarah Sanford, 48, who was found nude and bound with handcuffs in a wooded area about five miles from Hobbs' home in 2010, according to police. Hobbs has been in custody at the jail ever since. I think thats important so that we can move our resources on to other cases and keep working to remove the case backlog. Houston, Texas (December 7, 2021) - Less than a month after we alerted you to the staggering nuclear verdict awarded in the Cruz matter out of Harris County, Texas (Houston), another Texas jury has returned an incredible nuclear verdict.This time, in the matter of Ramsey v.Landstar Ranger, Inc., et al., the verdict came out of Titus County, Texas, located in East Texas between Dallas and . Usbaldo Franco, 31, has been awaiting trial for 1,476 days (4 years, 15 days) on a charge of capital murder and a charge of injury to a child. HOUSTON - A Houston man who worked as an armed security guard has pleaded guilty to the murders of two women who were killed in 2002 and 2010. Steve was a cattle rancher and enjoyed being a full time "Big Daddy" to Jake and Jordan. . In 1996 He enlisted in the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Texas as a detention officer and became a deputy in 1998. So, why did families wait more than a decade for an outcome? He lost the Democratic primary in 2020, and he will give up his seat at the end of December. I would petition the courts for the death penalty for myself. The assault took place near the San Jacinto River, along the Beaumont Highway, not very far from where Pyatt's body was found. In 2002, Hobbs beat and strangled Pyatt before dumping her body in the San Jacinto River; in the same area in 2010, he handcuffed Sanfords arms and legs, then joined them together with another set of cuffs before shooting her in the head. @khou STORY >> https://t.co/JztMxoc3SJ pic.twitter.com/qQANXxcE0N, This defendant terrified and brutalized the women he attacked, but now families will be spared enduring a trial and he will be locked away until he is nearly 100 years old, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. Texas Rangers Unsolved Homicide Website Solved Cold Case Investigations. Jay R. Jordan writes about how we get around Houston, among other topics like the environment and hot takes on complimentary bread. Oct. 22, 2011— -- Steven Hobbs, a married Texas father of two charged with killing and assaulting prostitutes for the past decade, may be linked to several other unsolved murders in the area . (Photo by Harris County Sheriffs Office). Section 72.087 (c) of the Texas Government Code requires the judge or clerk of a court to submit to the Office of Court Administration a written record containing the contents of the trial court's charge to the jury and the sentence issued in each case of cases involving the trial of a capital offense .