Crime Stoppers and the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division- Cold Case Squad need the public's assistance identifying the suspect(s) responsible for a Capital Murder.

On Thursday, December 25, 1980, the bodies of Estella Salinas and her 14 year old son, Andrew Salinas, were found on the east side of White Oak Bayou and the Pinemont Bridge, near the 4500 block of Creekmont Drive in Houston, Texas. Estella was last seen driving a 1972 blue Mercury Cougar with her son. The family later searched and found the vehicle near Cavalcade Street and the Eastex Freeway with the keys and personal items still inside.

The family has grieved the deaths of their beloved family members for over 30 years and is seeking any information into the unsolved deaths of Estella and Andrew Salinas.

As Mother’s Day is approaching, the family and the Houston Police Department’s Cold Case Squad are requesting any witness or person with additional information to assist in the identification and/or arrest of their killer(s).