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Grand jury clears North Texas woman accused in 1991 Arlington cold case murder

A grand jury cleared Janie Perkins after a student-led cold case review sparked an arrest; prosecutors cited witness statements but lacked sufficient evidence for indictment.

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The case gained attention last year after Arlington PD said UT-Arlington criminology students helped ID the suspect.

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After an arrest in the 1991 Cynthia Gonzalez case, the grand jury chose not to indict

A Tarrant County Grand Jury returned a ‘no bill’, declining to indict a woman arrested for capital murder in the 1991 death of a missing Arlington woman.

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Woman accused of capital murder in 1991 Texas cold case cleared after grand jury declined to indict

On Friday, a grand jury in Tarrant County, Texas, declined to indict a woman accused of committing capital murder in a cold case from 1991.

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Grand jury declines indictment in 1991 cold case investigated by UTA students

Janie Perkins was arrested on Nov. 6 and was facing a capital murder charge.

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Grand jury clears North Texas woman accused in 1991 Arlington cold case murder

The case gained attention last year after Arlington PD said UT-Arlington criminology students helped ID the suspect.

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Grand jury declines charges in 1991 Arlington cold case arrest

A grand jury has declined charges in a decades-old murder case that happened in Arlington.

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KDFW broke the news in on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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