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DNA cold case: A man and woman found slain Jan. 12, 1981, in a wooded area near Houston has been identified through genetic genealogy as Harold Dean Clouse Jr., 21, and his wife, Tina Gail Linn, 17, both of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. The couple moved to Houston in 1980 with their 1-year-old daughter, Hollie Marie Clouse, who remains missing. (Courtesy of Identifinders International)January 14, 2022 at 5:06 pm EST
By Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
HOUSTON — Hollie Marie Clouse would now be 41 years old.
The Florida infant was barely a year old in 1980 when her parents, newlyweds Harold Dean Clouse Jr. and Tina Gail Linn, uprooted their small family and headed to Houston for a job opportunity.
A few months later, the couple’s families stopped hearing from them. They never saw them again.
Now, with the help of genetic genealogists, authorities have identified a murdered couple found in a wooded area of Harris County the following January as Clouse and Linn.
There remains one problem, however.
“The closure of these cases has led to another mystery: the whereabouts of their baby, Hollie Marie,” read a statement from Identifinders International. “No baby was found with the couple’s bodies and so far, no Baby Doe cases have been found that match her description.”
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