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Double Murder Suspect Finally Arrested In “Lover’s Lane” Killings

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Society & Culture

3.5697 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Houston police say they have finally solved a 36-year-old murder mystery, after a tip and DNA evidence led them to the man they say is the killer responsible for the “Lover’s Lane Murders.” 64-year-old Floyd Willis Parrott is charged with murder for viciously killing 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Andy Atkinson back in 1990. The two young lovers were parked in a secluded area when police say Parrott tied them up and slit their throats. We have their families’ reaction at finally seeing an arrest in this case. 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:06.0

Hey there, folks.

0:07.1

It is Friday, March 27th, and an infamous cold case that has haunted the Houston area for 36 years has been solved.

0:17.8

According to prosecutors, they have caught the so-called lovers lane killer and with that

0:23.8

welcome to this episode of amy and tj and robed one of the things and yes we've we're off the top

0:29.1

we'll mention it you just said it about savannah guthrie's mom this is the case that's been

0:32.9

sitting there for 36 years and apparently robs one tip changed everything. Right. And that's that's what police

0:40.5

have said time and time again about Savannah's mom, Nancy, that it's just one tip that they need

0:45.7

that will lead them in the right direction. But when you have thousands of tips to go through,

0:49.8

it takes time. And you don't know which one is that needle in a haystack.

0:55.6

And this story highlights that, yes, even 36 years after the murders, justice can potentially

1:03.7

finally be served.

1:05.0

But my goodness, these families have had to wait for so long to get something, anything.

1:10.8

And their reaction is pretty powerful.

1:12.8

And this, we will take you back. We're talking about the summer of 1990. Two young people,

1:17.9

what are the ages again? 22 and 21? Yeah, 22 year old Cheryl Henry and 20 year old, 21 year old Andy

1:23.8

Atkinson. They had a big date night. They were out and partying with her sister,

1:28.6

dancing at a nightclub. And they went off to a place to most likely make out. Maybe they couldn't,

1:36.1

they're young enough. They couldn't probably go back to their family's house. So they did what a lot

1:40.4

of kids have done over the years. They parked at a secluded area and a cul-de-sac.

1:45.0

It's so-called lover's lane. It's terribly, you know, most of us growing up, and there was some spot in your hometown. There was some spot in your college town like this, and usually they were a little scary, honestly, because they are secluded, and people go out there late at night, And you see another car park.

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