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Molly Olgin was 19 when she was murdered on June 22, 2012, in Violet Andrews Park in Portland, Texas. She and her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, were attacked and shot while together at the park; Chapa survived despite being critically injured and later helped produce a sketch and gave investigators information about the assault. Reports say the attack included sexual assault, and early suspicions considered a possible homophobic motive because of the women’s relationship.

Investigators later arrested David Malcolm Strickland in 2014 after an anonymous letter prompted police attention. Authorities charged him with capital murder, aggravated sexual assault, and aggravated assault; items recovered in his possession, including guns, ammunition, and objects tied to the scene, were reported as important to the case. Strickland was convicted and sentenced to life without parole.

Anyone who knew Molly, Mary Kristene Chapa, or who was in Violet Andrews Park on June 22, 2012, is asked to share what they remember.