BOYFRIEND CHARGED IN MS. TIERRA ADAMS DEATH

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POSTED: 5:09 pm CDT April 2, 2008

UPDATED: 5:23 pm CDT April 2, 2008

 

HOUSTON — Murder charges were filed against the boyfriend of a pregnant woman whose body was found after she was missing for months, officials told KPRC Local 2 Wednesday.

Walker County investigators said a manhunt is under way for Neriah Roberts, 28, who is considered the only suspect in the disappearance and death of Tierra Adams, 25.

 

“Evidence obtained up to this point has assisted law enforcement in placing Neriah Roberts at the burial site located in the northern portion of Walker County. On Friday, March 29, a search warrant was also executed at an undisclosed location in northwest Houston, which has also assisted in establishing probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant for Roberts,” said Walker County Sheriff Clint McRae.

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Adams was missing for two months when someone driving by spotted her partially covered body in a shallow grave about a quarter-mile east of Interstate 45 on Pinedale Road on Wednesday, nearly 80 miles from where she was last seen alive.

 

Adams was last seen on Jan. 28. She was expected to give birth to a baby girl on Valentine’s Day.

 

Investigators are trying to determine where she died.

 

“As of today at 1:20 p.m., officers from the Walker County Sheriff’s office transported the victim’s dental records to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office for a comparison which did in fact, reveal the victim in this case to be Tierra Adams,” McRae said.

 

Investigators said Adams was still pregnant when she was found. Detectives said she appeared to have been in a 14-inch grave for four to six weeks.

 

The cause of her death is under investigation.

 

Houston police said Roberts gave them an initial statement but refused to cooperate with the investigation.

 

If an autopsy confirms Tierra Adams’ pregnancy at the time of her death, charges against anyone charged in her killing would automatically be capital murder.

 

 

 

Previous Stories:

• April 1, 2008: Possible Blood Found At Boyfriend’s House
• March 31, 2008: Missing Pregnant Woman Found Dead
• March 31, 2008: Missing Pregnant Woman Found Dead
• February 18, 2008: Prayer Vigil Held For Missing Pregnant Woman
• February 14, 2008: Pregnant Woman Remains Missing On Due Date
• February 13, 2008: Community Activist Resumes Search For Missing Pregnant Woman
• February 8, 2008: Winds Hinder Search For Missing Pregnant Woman
• February 7, 2008: Pregnant Woman Near Due Date Missing

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