AUSTIN — The reward for information in the murder of an Orange County woman in 1991 has been doubled for the next month as the public is asked for help in solving the crime.
The unsolved murder of Kathy Page, 34, whose body was found in Vidor is this month's featured case from the Texas Rangers according to a release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The reward for information is $6000 until the next featured case is released next month according to the release.
A $3000 reward is routinely offered for all cases on the Texas Rangers’ Unsolved Homicides website the release said.
Page's body was found by Vidor Police officers, on Tuesday moring, May 14, 1991, strangled to death in her car which was left in a ditch and staged to look like a car accident according to the release.
Page, who worked at a Beaumont restaurant, was recently separated from her husband of 13 years at the time of her death the investigation revealed.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, tipsters must provide information to authorities by calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips are anonymous.
Individuals also can submit information through the Texas Ranger cold case website or by contacting us at 1-800-346-3243 (DPS Missing Persons Hotline).
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Individuals also can submit information through the Texas Ranger cold case website or by contacting us at 1-800-346-3243 (DPS Missing Persons Hotline).
The DPS Texas Rangers’ Unsolved Homicides website provides information on more than 75 cases in an effort to help garner public interest in unsolved or “cold cases.” Texas Crime Stoppers offers rewards (funded by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division and administered by DPS) of up to $3,000 for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for any Rangers cold case listed on the website. For more information, visit the Texas Ranger cold case website.
As part of a DPS public awareness program, one case from the Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation (Cold Case) Program is featured each month in an effort to generate new investigative leads and bring attention to these cold cases. The Texas Crime Stoppers reward is increased up to $6,000 for the featured case in hopes that the higher reward money will generate additional tips. The higher reward amount will only be paid if the tip is submitted before the next case is featured.
The Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program was created to assist Texas law enforcement agencies investigating unsolved murders or violent serial crimes. Since there is no statute of limitations for the offense of murder, investigators pursue these cases to a successful resolution or until no viable leads remain.
