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Investigators with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office will re-examine evidence in a 1980 Brownsville homicide with new DNA testing procedures and technology.
The sheriff’s office said in a press release that it is taking another look at the Dec. 19, 1980 murder of 47-year-old Alfonso Cavazos, who was found dead inside a bedroom in his residence at 669 N. Iowa Road.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was beaten to death with a blunt object,” the release stated. “Sheriff’s Investigators processed the Crime Scene and obtained information that led them to believe the victim may have been accompanied by an unknown female at the time of the murder.”
While several suspects and witnesses were interviewed, investigators never obtained probable cause to charge anyone, according to the release.
The evidence in the case will now be tested with DNA testing procedures and technology that was not available in 1980, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in this case.
Anyone with information that could be helpful should call the sheriff’s office at (956) 554-6700. Anonymous tipsters can call Cameron County Crime Stoppers at (956) 350-5551.
“Your information could make you eligible for a cash reward,” the release stated.
