BEAUMONT, Texas — A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the daughter of a Beaumont woman who went missing in 1999 against a Beaumont man indicted earlier this year for the murder of her mother.
The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson County courthouse, according to a news release from the Provost Umphrey Law Firm.
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Terry Rose, 67, of Beaumont, was indicted in June 2024 for the murder of Kimberly Langwell, who disappeared in 1999.
Beaumont Police believe they found Langwell's remains buried at Rose's Beaumont home on June 13, 2024.
Lawyers for Langwell's surviving daughter, Tiffani McInnis, filed the lawsuit on her behalf against Rose in July 2024.
The case is being handled by Ed Fisher and Joe Fisher, who are equity partners at the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, as well as attorney Keith Hyde, a previous news release said.
“This case is about holding the responsible party accountable through every legal recourse,” Ed Fisher was quoted as saying in Tuesday's news release. “We are committed to pursuing justice for Tiffani McInnis and her family.”
Langwell's disappearance left "a lasting impact on her family and community" the firm said previously.
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.
During a news conference, police said that, after searching for several days at Rose's home, that they had found what they believe to be the remains of Kimberly Langwell.
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.
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.