Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson had been dating a few weeks when they went to a popular "lovers lane" in Houston for some alone time.
But a predator had other plans for them. He attacked Henry and Atkinson and marched them into the woods. He tied Atkinson up and slashed his throat. He raped Henry, slashed her throat and left the young couple dead.
Now more than 35 years later, investigators have arrested a man in connection with the "Lovers Lane Murders" that shocked Houston and became a notorious cold case in the Gulf Coast city's police department.
Floyd William Parrott, 64, is charged with two counts of capital murder in the killing of 21-year-old Andy Atkinson and 22-year-old Cheryl Henry. He appeared in a Nebraska courtroom on Thursday, March 26, a day after authorities in that state arrested him. Houston prosecutors are seeking to have him extradited to Texas.
USA TODAY is working to identify an attorney who represents Parrott to speak on his behalf.
