BEAUMONT, Texas — The 67-year-old Beaumont man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999 and then burying her body at his Beaumont home was in court Tuesday where his case was reset.
Terry Rose, 67, of Beaumont, who was indicted in June 2024 for the 1999 murder of Kimberly Langwell, appeared Tuesday morning before Judge Raquel West in Jefferson County's 252nd District Court.
Rose's attorney and the prosecution both told West they were still waiting on evidence from the state, including a related report still being worked on by an officer.
Judge West reset the case for another 60 days.
Beaumont Police believe they found Langwell's remains buried at Rose's Beaumont home on June 13, 2024.
Police arrested Rose, who was Langwell's ex-boyfriend, for murder on June 13, 2024, after spending several days executing a search warrant at his home.
His bond was set at $1 million by a Jefferson County Criminal Court Magistrate Marc DeRouen.
In April 2024 police talked to a "reliable informant" who told them that Langwell had been killed inside Rose's Lindbergh Dr. home on July 9, 1999, which is the same day she was last seen , according to a probable cause affidavit in the case. The informant also told police that Langwell had been buried on the property.
Police got a search warrant based on the information and began searching at the home on Monday, June 10, 2024.
Three days later, on June 13, police found human remains on the property, which they believe to belong to Langwell, according to the affidavit. The discovery was consistent with what the informant told police, the affidavit said.
Langwell, who was 34-years-old at the time, was last seen July 10, 1999, according to file stories. Her car was found abandoned in the parking lot at the Phelan Shopping Center on Dowlen Rd with her mobile phone in the car but her keys and purse were missing.
Police say recent developments in the disappearance of Langwell have led detectives to execute a search warrant at a home in the 1600 block of Lindbergh Dr., according to a news release from the Beaumont Police Department.
Beaumont Police Officer Carol Riley tells 12News that the department is relieved they can put the 25-year-old case to rest.
"This has been a long 25 years for Kimberly Langwell's family. We want this to encourage all families that are missing a loved one or have a case that's unsolved and know that we never give up. Anything that comes in, we continue," Riley said.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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