On January 5, 1972, 54-year-old Mabel McCormick was murdered during a robbery at her antique shop in Kountze, Hardin County, Texas. Mabel, who was Caucasian, and her 3-year-old granddaughter, Leslie Bowman, were both killed; Mabel was stabbed and Leslie was drowned in a toilet. The perpetrators also tried to set the building on fire by igniting several mattresses. About $6,000 worth of antiques were taken.

Investigators quickly identified two suspects from Pearland, Dennis Ray Anderson, 25, and Fred Foy Young Jr., 21. The men had been seen at the shop earlier that day acting suspiciously; one later signed a freight claim form when a claims adjuster visited. Warrants charging murder with malice were issued, and law enforcement agencies including the Civil Air Patrol, Department of Public Safety, and Texas Rangers joined the search. The rental truck and the stolen antiques were later found in the Houston area at a Pearland home.

Trials followed: Anderson was sentenced to two life terms and an additional sentence for arson, while Young received ten years probation. If anyone knew Mabel, Leslie, or saw activity around the antique shop in early January 1972, please share what can help complete the record.