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After 9,106 days of searching, the family of Kimberly Langwell finally has some answers. June 13, human remains were exhumed from beneath concrete at the Beaumont home of Terry Rose, Langwell’s ex-boyfriend, providing confirmation of what the family had long suspected.
Rose, who had been the prime suspect in Langwell’s disappearance, was arrested and charged with her murder. The probable cause affidavit for Rose’s arrest revealed that an informant had told officers in April that Rose had admitted to murdering Langwell in his home on the day she went missing. Rose also reportedly confessed to burying her body on his property.
Under the eye of BPD Detective Heather Wilson, leading the investigation for a year with assistance from Sgt. Jesus Tamayo and Lt. Mitch Sliger, Tim Miller of Texas Equusearch was enlisted to provide an initial crime scene assessment, prior to bringing in Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, Inc. The radar identified an area of interest in a bedroom, where Langwell’s remains were discovered. Langwell,
a 34-year-old secretary at MobilOil refinery, went missing from a parking lot in Beaumont’s west end July 9, 1999. Following her disappearance, police scrutinized Rose and his activities on the night she vanished. Langwell’s car, a silver 1994 Nissan Altima, was found abandoned in the lot of the nowdefunct Eckerd Drug Store at a shopping center on Dowlen Road and Phelan Boulevard. At the time of her disappearance, Langwell was a single mother to a 15-year-old daughter, Tiffani.
Rose, former owner of Terry’s Wrecker Service, retired in 2004. Prior to his arrest, Rose told Examiner Reporter Dannie Oliveaux that he was not surprised his property was being searched by authorities.
At a joint press conference held by the Beaumont Police Department, FBI Houston Evidence Response Team, Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, ATF, Texas Equusearch and the city of Beaumont Public Works, Supervisory Special Agent Nicole Sinegar of the Beaumont FBI Office urged patience as they work to properly identify the remains. However, both BPD and the FBI are confident that the remains are those of Langwell.
At press time, Rose remained in custody at the Jefferson County Jail on a $1 million bond set by Judge Marc DeRouen.