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Deanna Ogg
solved

Deanna   Ogg


REFERENCE NUMBER: 316 - Solved
COMPANY: A
RACE: White
SEX: Female
CITY: Conroe
COUNTY: Montgomery
RELATED YEAR: 1986
SUSPECTS: Bobby Charles Taylor, Sr.



DETAILS:

On 09/27/1986, Deanna Ogg was walking from her home in Porter to a convenience store on FM 1314 and Sorters Road to try to get a ride to a family gathering. A few hours later, her body was found in a heavily wooded area off Old Houston Rd in Conroe. She had been sexually assaulted, beaten and stabbed.

The next month, a male subject was arrested in connection with Ogg’s case. He was convicted but later exonerated after results from updated DNA testing in Ogg’s case proved his innocence. In the years that followed, investigators worked again to find Ogg’s killer, but her case remained cold.

Then, in March 2020, the Texas Rangers identified Ogg’s case for the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) program. In 2021, previously exhausted evidence from Ogg’s case was submitted for Advanced DNA testing and genealogy research through Bode Technology.

In 2024, advanced DNA testing and genealogy research led investigators to Bobby Charles Taylor Sr. Further investigation revealed that Taylor Sr. was a fugitive on an unrelated felony charge and was hiding in Mexico. The Texas Rangers began coordinating with the Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County DA's Office, and the FBI to locate and apprehend Taylor Sr. On 4/24/2026, Taylor Sr. turned himself in to FBI Special Agents in Mexico City, Mexico, and was extradited to Texas the next day. On 5/4/2026, he was charged with capital murder in connection with Ogg’s case.

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