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This law enforcement agency had and
continues to have the primary role in
the murder investigation because the
victim's body was found on the Leon
County side of the Navasota River.
Location-Leon County is bounded by
the Navasota River to the west, and the
Trinity River to the east. Centrally
located on Interstate 45 between Dallas
and Houston, the county seat of Center-
ville has a population between 800-900.
The 2000 census pegs the county's pop-
ulation at 14,870.
Location, Location, Location-as will
be seen as this sad, yet fascinating,
mystery unfolds, the location the
victim's body was found raises some
curious and interesting questions.
To begin understanding the curious
nature of the location the victim's
body was found, one needs to consider
the route the victim took from his
office in Waco to his death on the
east bank of the Navasota River that
fateful October 16, 1986 day. To help
understand the significance of the
location, go to the Leon County official
site, click "MAP" and use the 4th bar
up from the "ZOOM OUT" button
when the MapQuest map appears.
from newspaper reports that
Leon County Deputy Sheriff
Kevin Allen may have
been the initial primary in-
vestigator on the case. Not
long after the murder hit the
press, it appears Deputy Allen
dropped from sight, and
Sheriff Royce Wilson was
the primary on the in-
vestigation.
It is believed that former
deputy Kevin Allen may
have moved to the midwest
part of the U.S. and may still
be in law enforcement. If
you can locate Kevin Allen,
please advise of how he can
be contacted. There is
a belief that had he stayed
on the murder case, it might
have been solved long ago.
Sheriff Royce Wilson was
finally defeated after a
long period in office.
The current sheriff can
be contacted by going to
the Leon County official
web site. Click on "Sheriff"
at the official site.
Revised October 23 2003