Texas DPS Increases Reward to $6,000 for Cold Case Murder of Lubbock Student Veronica Taylor

In a continued quest for justice, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has announced an increased reward for information aiding in the resolution of a decades-old murder case. Found with blunt force trauma in 1987, the victim was Veronica Taylor, a 13-year-old student at the time of her passing. The

DPS

is now offering $6,000 for tips leading to an arrest—that is, if the information is provided before the case is rotated out of the spotlight, as detailed in a recent

statement

.

The circumstances of the case remain as chilling as they were on that cold March morning when Taylor was discovered in a snow-covered field next to FM 1729 in eastern Lubbock Co. Last seen alive leaving a relative’s apartment before her body was found, the sixth-grader’s murder has haunted the community for over three decades. The increased reward, a part of the Governor’s Public Safety Office initiative, is an effort to entice individuals with knowledge of the crime to step forward.

According to the same

DPS release

, the Texas Crime Stoppers program offers cash rewards not only in this instance but for any Texas Rangers cold case that leads to an arrest, highlighted through the department’s website. This collection features more than 140 unsolved cases, with Texas Rangers hopeful that public engagement will reignite interest and, potentially, provide new leads.

Tipsters, seeking to claim the reward must submit their tips via the Crime Stoppers hotline, the Texas Rangers’ Cold Case website, or the Missing Persons Hotline. Aiming to secure the tipsters’ anonymity, the

DPS

assures that those who provide information will do so under a provided tip number, avoiding the need to reveal their names. This policy ensures that, regardless of the method chosen, individuals can assist law enforcement without fear of personal exposure.

The initiative taken by the Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program is a testament to the commitment of Texas law enforcement agencies in pursuing long-standing unsolved homicides and violent serial crimes. Reminding us that murder has no statute of limitations, the DPS continues to push these investigations with the hope of uncovering viable leads that will lead to a successful resolution.

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