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The Lincoln man accused of killing a man and a woman in Houston in 1990 died in a Lancaster County prison, officials said.Floyd Parrott was found unresponsive in a cell on Tuesday morning at the Lancaster County Department of Corrections, authorities said.READ MORE: Lincoln man charged in 1990 Houston double murder after cold case breakthroughCorrectional staff performed life-saving measures on Parrott until paramedics arrived, officials said.The 64-year-old was arrested in March and faced capital murder charges in the deaths of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Garland Andrew Atkinson. According to the Houston Chronicle, a newspaper owned by the same company as KETV, Texas officials said investigators believe Parrott took his own life.He was awaiting extradition to the Harris County Jail. In a statement, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said new survivors have come forward since Parrott’s arrest.Officials the survivors have been “bravely reliving the horrors he inflicted in painful detail. After decades since some of these crimes, we had hoped to answer their courage with action.”The Harris County District Attorney’s Office added they are in Louisiana currently working to close a cold case linked to Parrott.A cause of death has not been determined for Parrott. A grand jury will investigate his death, as is standard practice.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The Lincoln man accused of killing a man and a woman in Houston in 1990 died in a Lancaster County prison, officials said.
Floyd Parrott was found unresponsive in a cell on Tuesday morning at the Lancaster County Department of Corrections, authorities said.
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READ MORE: Lincoln man charged in 1990 Houston double murder after cold case breakthrough
Correctional staff performed life-saving measures on Parrott until paramedics arrived, officials said.
The 64-year-old was arrested in March and faced capital murder charges in the deaths of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Garland Andrew Atkinson.
According to the Houston Chronicle, a newspaper owned by the same company as KETV, Texas officials said investigators believe Parrott took his own life.
He was awaiting extradition to the Harris County Jail.
In a statement, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said new survivors have come forward since Parrott’s arrest.
Officials the survivors have been “bravely reliving the horrors he inflicted in painful detail. After decades since some of these crimes, we had hoped to answer their courage with action.”
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office added they are in Louisiana currently working to close a cold case linked to Parrott.
A cause of death has not been determined for Parrott. A grand jury will investigate his death, as is standard practice.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
