MURDER
CASE #: 1988-2
Cortney Clayton
Status:
Open
Date of Offense:
Date of Offense:
Jurisdiction:
Texas Rangers
Offense Location:
Stamford, Texas
Reward:
up to $3,000
via Texas Crime Stoppers
Not from STC, Conditions and restrictions apply
Summary:
During the evening hours of Friday, 09-02-1988, 7 year old Cortney Clayton walked to a convenience store one block from her residence in Stamford, Texas. Cortney was last seen alive leaving the store and was not located after a search of the town was conducted the same evening.
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Circumstances of Offense:
On Sunday, 03-26-1989, Cortney's remains were discovered in a field approximately 50 miles from her home. A hunter found the child’s remains on a country road between Albany and Moran, and testing confirmed they belonged to Cortney. Cortney was a student at Oliver Elementary School in Stamford, which had a population just under 4,000. Cortney was survived by her parents and two brothers.
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