Tom Green Co. Sheriff's Office Looking for Clues in 35-year-old July 4th Cold Case Murders

 

SAN ANGELO – The Tom Green County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public in solving the 35-year-old July 4th Cold Case murders of Shane Stewart and Sally McNelly.  

On the 35th anniversary of their disappearance, the SO is seeking additional information from witnesses or family and friends. 

On July 4, 1988, Stewart and McNelly attended the Fireworks Display at Lake Nasworthy.  The following morning, according to the Sheriff's Office, a Lake Ranger found Stewart's abandoned 1980 Chevrolet Camaro parked near O.C.Fisher reservoir, several miles from Lake Nasworthy.  Stewart and McNelly were subsequently determined to be missing. 

Then in Nov. 1988, the bodies of Steward and McNelly were discovered in close proximity to each other near Twin Buttes Reservoir.  Autopsies revealed both victims dies of gunshot wounds.

 

 

Anyone with information may contact the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office at 325-655-8111 or submit a tip at www.tomgreencountysheriff.org.  Individuals can also submit a tip through the Texas Rangers' Cold Case Website or contact the missing persons clearing house at 1-800-346-3243. 

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