On the night of August 22, 1990, 21-year-old Andy Atkinson and his companion Cheryl Henry were last seen at a Houston nightclub. The next day a security guard found Atkinson’s car in a secluded cul-de-sac near an area locally known as Lovers’ Lane, prompting a wider search that uncovered both victims.

Investigators found Cheryl Henry had been sexually assaulted and her throat cut. Andy Atkinson was discovered tied to a tree with fatal neck wounds described as nearly decapitating. The brutality prompted a major investigation by Houston Police and the FBI, but leads eventually dried up and the case went cold.

For decades the Lovers’ Lane murders remained unsolved, with detectives periodically re-examining evidence as forensic technology advanced. Does anyone have information about Atkinson or Henry’s last night out, the car found in the cul-de-sac, or contacts who were in that part of west Houston in August 1990?

The Atkinson and Henry families waited nearly 36 years for this. On August 23, 1990, Garland "Andy" Atkinson (21) and Cheryl Henry (22) were found fatally injured in a lovers' lane area in west Houston, and the case haunted their families and the city ever since. Now investigators say Floyd William Parrott (64) was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska on March 25, 2026 and has been charged with capital murder in their deaths, so the family finally has someone formally accused, esp after decades of dead ends.

Police say Parrott is awaiting extradition to Harris County to be brought back to Houston, and prosecutors have accepted charges so next up is extradition and court proceedings in Harris County (he was later presented to a grand jury). The DA and HPD are coordinating more updates, tho Parrott has not been convicted, he’s only been arrested and charged so far.