HPD: Dad's girlfriend charged with tampering with evidence in disappearance of missing Houston boy Samuel Olson
The body found in a Jasper, Texas motel has not yet been positively ID'd as that of the child — but police believe it is.
Author: Doug Delony
Updated: 11:59 AM CDT June 2, 2021
HOUSTON — Houston police announced Wednesday that the person in custody in connection to a child's body found in a motel room in Jasper, TX — believed to be of little Samuel Olson — is the child's dad’s girlfriend Theresa Balboa.
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The Harris County District Attorney has accepted a charge of tampering with evidence against Balboa, Houston Police Assistant Chief Heather Morris said at a 10 a.m. press conference on Wednesday.