DPS Increases Reward for Cold Case Murder of Abilene Woman

ABILENE, TX — The Texas Department of Public Safety is renewing its efforts to solve the 1990 murder of 29-year-old Jackie Foster, offering an increased reward of $6,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. The reward will be available for tips received before the next featured Texas Rangers cold case is announced.

On Sept. 6, 1990, Foster was reported missing from the Abilene area. She was last seen at a truck stop in Cisco, attempting to catch a ride to a family member’s home in Los Angeles, California. Two days later, on Sept. 8, her body was discovered by fishermen near a drainage canal on FM 365 near Port Arthur in rural Jefferson County. She was found wrapped in a heavy canvas tarpaulin, wearing a shirt, pink sweatpants, and no shoes.

Funded by the Governor’s Public Safety Office, Texas Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for any Texas Rangers cold case listed on the DPS website – which provides information on more than 140 cases in an effort to garner public interest in unsolved or cold cases.

To be eligible for cash rewards for this case , tipsters MUST provide information to authorities using one of the following two methods:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). 
• Submit a tip online through this link only and select “Cold Cases Featured” and “Cold Case” in the type of crime and offense type sections.