Arrest in 1993 cold case

Dallas police arrested 56-year-old Gary Len Ross on October 2 for capital murder of 55-year-old Tommie Davis.

DNA match reveals suspect

Police connected Ross to the 1993 murder by matching his DNA to blood samples from the crime scene.

Family connection

Tommie Davis' daughter Lashaune Saulsman says Ross is her half brother through their father.

Daughter's shock

Saulsman described being in 'total shock' when police arrested Ross, saying her mother was not close with the Ross family.

“I was in shock because we've had family gatherings since then. I've expressed what I thought on who had done the murder. No one ever told me anything and when it turned out to be him I was shocked.”

Ross' statement

Ross told police he visited Davis' apartment to drink beer and have sexual intercourse but denied involvement in her death.

“he had been to Davis' apartment in the days prior to her murder to 'drink beer and the two had sexual intercourse'”

What's next

Ross is held in Dallas County Jail on $500,000 bond after police charged him with capital murder.