# Half brother charged in 1993 cold case murder

> Dallas police arrest suspect for 1993 murder victim's daughter.
- Title: Half brother charged in 1993 cold case murder | Shortify
- Summary: Dallas police arrest suspect for 1993 murder victim's daughter. Dallas police charged Gary Len Ross with capital murder of Tommie Davis after DNA match in…
- Keywords: dallas police, tommie davis, gary len ross, cold case, capital murder, haskell avenue, dallas county jail, lashaune saulsman, news, local, Half, brother
- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/total-shock-half-brother-of-1993-cold-case-victims-daughter-arrested-for-capital-murder
- Author: Shaun Rabb
- Published: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dallas police, tommie davis, gary len ross, cold case, capital murder, haskell avenue, dallas county jail, lashaune saulsman, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Dallas police charged Gary Len Ross with capital murder of Tommie Davis after DNA match in 1993 cold case.