Weldon Alexander News Today

TEXARKANA, Texas - Advances in DNA technology helped solve a more than 40 year old murder case in Texarkana, Arkansas.

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- In October, investigators answered a question that has haunted locals for more than 40 years: Who stabbed teenage siblings Karen and Gordon Alexander to death in 1981?

Joyce Ann Smith Grubb, 78, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center.

A now-dead Arkansas man has been linked to the grisly double murder of his son and daughter, who were stabbed to death with a butter knife more than 42 years ago. Weldon Alexander was identified as the suspect in the deaths of 13-year-old Gordon Alexander and 14-year-old Karen Alexander, who were “brutally murdered” in 1981, the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department announced on October 12. RELATED: Police Hunt “Armed and Dangerous” Massachusetts Air Force Vet Wanted f...

Weldon Alexander is believed to have killed his 14-year-old daughter Karen Alexander and 13-year-old son Gordon Alexander in 1981

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- DNA evidence sealed investigators conclusion that Weldon Alexander murdered his children in 1981.

Police in Texarkana have solved the double homicide of Karen Alexander & her brother Gordon, who were both found dead inside of their home on April 7, 1981.

Investigators have answered a question that has haunted area residents for more than 40 years: Who stabbed teenage siblings Karen and Gordon Alexander to death in 1981?

On April 8, 1981, Gordon and Karen Alexander were found stabbed in their home by police officers.

On April 8, 1981, Gordon and Karen Alexander were found stabbed in their home by police officers.