The Brief
- Henry and Atkinson were murdered in an area known as Lover’s Lane in 1990.
- A suspect was arrested in Nebraska and charged with capital murder, but died by suicide in April while awaiting extradition to Houston.
- Family members gathered at Susan C. Kellner Pocket Park to remember the couple and begin healing after decades without answers.
HOUSTON – Memorial benches were dedicated Wednesday in honor of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, whose 1990 murders remained unsolved for 36 years before forensic DNA evidence led to an arrest.
What we know:
Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson were a young couple in love with their whole lives in front of them. All that changed in 1990 when they were murdered in an area known as Lover’s Lane.
The double murder would be a cold case for more than four decades.…