#DC-0067
Beverly Bruneau
Charged · allegations
last updated 19 July 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
12
Open questions
4
Victim age
35
Case stage
Charged
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Timeline of what's confirmed12 entries
February 1981
Grapevine police responded to an apartment after a 911 caller said he found his girlfriend, Beverly Bruneau, dead; CBS News Texas, citing court documents, identified Bruneau as 35.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents
February 1981
An indictment alleges Larry Dean Brown used his hands or an electrical cord to strangle Beverly Bruneau just before Valentine's Day; the allegation is unproven.
CBS News Texas, citing the indictment
February 1981
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Bruneau's death a homicide caused by strangulation, according to CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas, citing the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
February 1981
Bruneau's clothing was collected and preserved at the time of her autopsy, according to CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents
February 1981
Court documents cited by CBS News Texas say officers learned Bruneau was a Braniff flight attendant.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents
February 1981
Records cited by CBS News Texas say Larry Brown told detectives that Thelma Brown and Bruneau had been roommates and co-owned a Dallas home that had been badly damaged in an arson a few months earlier.
CBS News Texas, citing records
February 1981
Records cited by CBS News Texas say detectives noted Larry Brown's answers as evasive and observed a fresh wound to his right thumb; CBS News Texas reported he was not arrested then.
CBS News Texas, citing records
2010
Court documents cited by CBS News Texas say Bruneau's clothing and other evidence were sent to a lab; a DNA sample indicated blood from an unknown man, and a CODIS upload returned no match.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents
2025
Grapevine officers began investigating the cold case and found a mortgage agreement between Thelma Brown and Bruneau, according to CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents and police
February 2026
The Grapevine Police Department contacted the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, where Larry Brown lived in Loveland, Colorado, according to CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas
May 2026
DNA samples collected from trash outside Larry Brown's home, including soda bottles and a BBQ sauce bottle, matched the blood found on Bruneau's clothing, according to CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas, citing law enforcement and lab results
18 July 2026
Larry Dean Brown was being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a charge of murder, intentionally causing death, according to court documents and jail records cited by CBS News Texas.
CBS News Texas, citing court documents and jail records
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What is the exact date of Beverly Bruneau's death?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
What court date, arraignment date, or bond status is currently set for Larry Dean Brown?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
Has the defense filed any court response to the murder charge?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
What additional evidence, if any, will prosecutors rely on beyond the DNA match and court-document allegations reported by CBS News Texas?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
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