On the night of August 22, 1990, 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Andy Atkinson, were last seen together after a night out. The next day a security guard found Atkinson’s car in a cul-de-sac near a secluded West Houston Lover’s Lane; a search of nearby undeveloped woods uncovered a horrific double homicide. Cheryl Henry had been sexually assaulted and her throat was cut; her nude body was covered with boards. Andy Atkinson was tied to a tree and suffered throat wounds so severe he was nearly decapitated.

Investigators found unusual scene details, including golf balls from Atkinson’s car arranged to point toward Henry’s body and a crisp $20 bill left nearby. In 2008 DNA from the scene was linked to an unrelated June 1990 sexual assault, producing a composite of a white male in his mid-30s at that time. After decades as a cold case, authorities announced an arrest in March 2026: 64-year-old Floyd William Parrott was charged with capital murder following a late-2025 tip and a DNA match to a 1996 sexual assault sample. Parrott reportedly denied knowing Cheryl Henry and is awaiting extradition to Harris County to face trial.

Are there readers who remember the area or who have information about the couple’s movements the night of August 22, 1990?