A decades-long search by a Florida woman and her extended family linked to an unsolved murder case has led to the woman finally finding her missing granddaughter, who has now grown up without prior knowledge of her tragic story, officials said on Thursday. . Meanwhile, the mystery behind who brutally killed the girl’s parents more than 40 years ago remains unsolved and Texas authorities are seeking public help. Harold Dean Clouse Jr., Tina Linn Clouse and their young daughter had disappeared in October 1980, shortly after the young family moved from New Smyrna Beach, Florida, to Dallas, Lewisville, Texas, according to the Office. of the Attorney General of Texas. In January 1981, in a rural area east of Houston, a dog that returned home with a decomposing human hand in its mouth prompted a police search to locate the remains of an unknown couple, the Houston Chronicle reported. The office of Harris County Medical Examiner said the man was beaten to death while the woman was strangled. The couple remained unknown until last October, when a team of law enforcement officers working with law enforcement officers examined the remains and identified them as the Clouse couple, First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster told a news conference Thursday evening. Texas. But no sign of their granddaughter, known to them as Holly Marie Clouse, was found along with the remains of her parents. Webster did not answer questions during Thursday’s press conference, but asked for public help in resolving the homicide cases. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for re-election, did not attend. As for the missing baby, just on Tuesday, when modern technology led researchers to her workplace, the now 42-year-old woman would learn about her biological family and her tragic background. Before that, all she knew was that she had been adopted and raised by an Oklahoma family who had adopted her. The child’s foster family is not suspected of her disappearance or the death of her parents, Webster said. He refused to provide their identity or how the child identifies himself today. Hours after the stunning revelation, the Oklahoma woman introduced herself to her grandmother, aunts and uncles during a Zoom call. She told them she had been married for more than 20 years and has five children and two grandchildren, the Chronicle reported. But many questions remain, including who killed the Clowns. At one point, two women left the child in an Arizona church and took it into her care, Webster said. “Two women who identified themselves as members of a nomadic religious group brought (the child) to church. They wore white robes and were barefoot. They showed that their religious beliefs included the separation of male and female members, leather goods, “Webster said. It was not known how the women came into possession of the baby. Investigators believed the group traveled to the American Southwest, including Texas, and was known in the Yuma area of ​​Arizona for asking for food, Webster said. In late December 1980 or early January 1981, the missing couple’s family received a phone call from a woman who identified herself only as “Sister Susan.” The woman said she was calling from Los Angeles to explain that the missing couple had joined their religious group, had given up all their worldly possessions and did not want further contact with their families. The woman asked if the family wanted the missing couple’s car back. An appointment was arranged at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida and authorities were notified, Webster said. They met a man and three women with bevels. The women were taken into custody and the car was handed over to Donna Casasanta, Harold Dean Clouse’s mother, but no case of the women’s arrest was found by Florida authorities, Webster said. Webster appealed to the public on Thursday for any information about the unsolved homicide case, noting that many questions remain unanswered. Casasanta herself said in a statement issued by the Attorney General’s Office that she “prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord revealed some of them.”