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MCSO Press Conference: Suspect arrested in 1986 Cold Case Murder
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), in collaboration with the Texas Rangers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have reached a definitive milestone in a cold case spanning nearly four decades.
Authorities have identified and arrested Bobby Charles Taylor, Sr. for the 1986 murder of 16-year-old Deanna Ogg. This significant breakthrough marks the end of a long search for answers in a case that had remained unsolved since the mid-1980s.
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The investigation dates back to September 27, 1986, when Deanna Ogg disappeared after walking from her Porter residence to a convenience store located at FM 1314 and Sorters Road. Later that evening, her body was discovered in a heavily wooded area off a logging road in the 17000 block of Old Houston Road, roughly seven miles from where she was last seen. Forensic evidence revealed that Ogg had been sexually assaulted, beaten, and stabbed to death. Although a subject was previously convicted of a crime related to her death, that individual was later exonerated when DNA technology became available and proved their innocence. For years, the DNA sample collected from the original crime scene was maintained in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) without producing a match.
The path to justice began to shift in 2021 when Ogg’s case was identified as eligible for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Funded by the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, this program provides vital investigative funding to help agencies resolve unsolved sexual assaults and sexually related homicides. Through the use of SAKI grant funds, investigators utilized Forensic Genetic Genealogy testing conducted by Bode Technology. This advanced forensic work successfully identified Bobby Charles Taylor, Sr. as the primary suspect in the 1986 murder.
Upon his identification, investigators learned that Taylor was a fugitive from justice on an unrelated felony charge and was believed to be hiding in Mexico. MCSO and Texas Rangers coordinated with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to secure charges for Bond Jumping, while the FBI provided assistance in locating Taylor for apprehension. On April 24, 2026, Taylor turned himself in to FBI Special Agents in Mexico City, Mexico, for the unrelated felony charge. He has since been extradited back to Texas where he was officially charged with the murder of Deanna Ogg, finally bringing a sense of justice to a case that has haunted the Porter community for nearly 40 years.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Texas Rangers, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and the DPS SAKI program for their tireless efforts in this case.
Source: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
