Justice for Linda House
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In this day and age, if a 29 year old pregnant mother of two went missing, never to be seen or heard from again, the story would be plastered all over social media and part of national headlines everywhere. In 1985, that simply was not the case, at least not for my mother-in-law Linda House and her soon to be daughter.
At the young age of just 5 years old, my husband and his brother, who was just 10 at the time, hugged their mother goodbye just like any normal day. But this, by no means, was any normal day.
That hug was the embrace either of them would ever feel from their mother.
Linda went missing from Dallas, TX that day and has never been seen or heard from again. There has never been so much as a trace from her or her unborn child, and although the case has been "investigated" by both the Dallas Police Department and the Texas Rangers, the case remains OPEN and unsolved to this day.
Although the grief of this loss is something my husband carries with him every day of his life, the anniversaries of his mother's birthday and her disappearance are always particularly tough on him and our family.
In a recent Facebook post on October 1, 2020, while celebrating what would have been Linda's 64th birthday, Chris wrote:
"Happy Birthday, Mom, wherever you are! Dallas Police Department, I hope you have changed your policies and do a better job of investigating other missing person cases. For those that don’t know my mother, Linda Ann House went missing on November 8, 1985. At the time, she was 8 months pregnant with her then boyfriend's child. His name was James “Jim” Watkins. He worked for a place in Dallas called Watkins and Associates. I believe it was an architectural firm. The little that I have been told by authorities was that they contacted Mr. Watkins and he first denied knowing her. The next time they approached him he directed them to talk to his attorney. To our family’s knowledge, that is where it stopped. On that day, we didn’t just lose a mother, a daughter, a sister, or a friend, but we also lost my soon to be sister. A few years back, I went to speak with the Department of Public Safety as they have this case as well now. They took my DNA to run in the national cadaver lab but nothing matched. They said that their cold case department would look into it. After calling them multiple times, their response was "no new leads". Well of course there won’t be any new leads until you go out and find them. I think enough is enough and I will start my own investigation into finding out what happened. If anyone knows of an organization that helps in these types of cases please PM me. If anyone knows anyone in law enforcement that can be of any assistance please PM me. Feel free to share. #justiceforLindaHouse"
Moved by the incredible response we recently received in regards to this story on social media, we have decided to start a GoFundMe to help launch a private investigation into her mysterious disappearance and also hope to generate enough funds to be able to offer a reward for any details leading to a break in her case.
We greatly appreciate your support and prayers as we step out in faith to pursue justice for Linda.
Anything helps, especially your prayers! Thank you, and God Bless!
www.facebook.com/justiceforlindahouse
At the young age of just 5 years old, my husband and his brother, who was just 10 at the time, hugged their mother goodbye just like any normal day. But this, by no means, was any normal day.
That hug was the embrace either of them would ever feel from their mother.
Linda went missing from Dallas, TX that day and has never been seen or heard from again. There has never been so much as a trace from her or her unborn child, and although the case has been "investigated" by both the Dallas Police Department and the Texas Rangers, the case remains OPEN and unsolved to this day.
Although the grief of this loss is something my husband carries with him every day of his life, the anniversaries of his mother's birthday and her disappearance are always particularly tough on him and our family.
In a recent Facebook post on October 1, 2020, while celebrating what would have been Linda's 64th birthday, Chris wrote:
"Happy Birthday, Mom, wherever you are! Dallas Police Department, I hope you have changed your policies and do a better job of investigating other missing person cases. For those that don’t know my mother, Linda Ann House went missing on November 8, 1985. At the time, she was 8 months pregnant with her then boyfriend's child. His name was James “Jim” Watkins. He worked for a place in Dallas called Watkins and Associates. I believe it was an architectural firm. The little that I have been told by authorities was that they contacted Mr. Watkins and he first denied knowing her. The next time they approached him he directed them to talk to his attorney. To our family’s knowledge, that is where it stopped. On that day, we didn’t just lose a mother, a daughter, a sister, or a friend, but we also lost my soon to be sister. A few years back, I went to speak with the Department of Public Safety as they have this case as well now. They took my DNA to run in the national cadaver lab but nothing matched. They said that their cold case department would look into it. After calling them multiple times, their response was "no new leads". Well of course there won’t be any new leads until you go out and find them. I think enough is enough and I will start my own investigation into finding out what happened. If anyone knows of an organization that helps in these types of cases please PM me. If anyone knows anyone in law enforcement that can be of any assistance please PM me. Feel free to share. #justiceforLindaHouse"
Moved by the incredible response we recently received in regards to this story on social media, we have decided to start a GoFundMe to help launch a private investigation into her mysterious disappearance and also hope to generate enough funds to be able to offer a reward for any details leading to a break in her case.
We greatly appreciate your support and prayers as we step out in faith to pursue justice for Linda.
Anything helps, especially your prayers! Thank you, and God Bless!
www.facebook.com/justiceforlindahouse
Organizer and beneficiary
Laci House
Organizer
Athens, TX
Chris House
Beneficiary
