Patrick Russell Carver was 18 when he was found beaten to death at his family home on Southport Drive in Houston, Texas, on September 1, 2010. His father, Rusty Carver, discovered Patrick in a pool of blood; blunt force trauma to the head was fatal at the scene. The Houston Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but the case encountered setbacks when the original lead investigator came under internal scrutiny for how cases were handled.

That disruption delayed progress, and at one point a subsequent investigator briefly considered Rusty Carver as a suspect, adding to the family’s trauma. The murder remains unsolved and the Homicide Division has urged anyone with information to get in touch; Crime Stoppers continues to accept anonymous tips.

If anyone knew Patrick or has information about that night, please come forward.