MUS-2026-0650
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MUS-2026-0650
Homicide
- Incident
- 2015
- Indexed
- Nov 4, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Houston Police Department
- Location
- Houston TX
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Shelbey Thornburgh, 20, was found dead at about 10:10 p.m. on November 4, 2015, in her apartment at 7575 Bellaire Boulevard in Houston, having suffered lacerations. Houston police reported she was assaulted by an unknown male, with no known witnesses or suspects at the time. Later coverage describes a tight window between a visitor arriving and her death, and unusually clear surveillance footage of a man entering and leaving. That man has never been publicly identified and no arrest has ever been made.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Nov 4, 2015
She is found deceased in her apartment at 7575 Bellaire Boulevard at about 10:10 p.m.
- Nov 5, 2015
Houston police release details: unknown male suspect, no known witnesses.
Key people
The people in the file.
20, of Houston. Found dead in her apartment on November 4, 2015.
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Investigating agency
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