Clayton Foreman, 61, was taken into custody in Ohio for Mary Catherine Edwards 1995 murder. Author: Grace White Updated: 11:00 PM CDT May 10, 2021
HOUSTON An arrest that was made in a Texas teacher s murder brought a surprising twist. The victim was a bridesmaid at the suspect s wedding.
Mary Catherine Edwards, 31, was found drowned in a bathtub and raped in her Beaumont townhome in 1995. Now, 25 years later, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced the arrest of Clayton Bernard Foreman, 61, in Ohio.
“We always suspected it was someone who was known to the family, but we would have never thought it’s going to be a person that’s in your wedding, said Brandon Bess, a Texas Ranger with DPS s Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program.
Former Classmate Charged in 1995 Murder of Mary Catherine Edwards
A former classmate has been charged in the 26-year-old case of Mary Catherine Edwards, who was raped and murdered in 1995.
Edwards was a teacher who lived alone in Beaumont, Texas. She was last seen on the evening of Jan. 13, 1995. Her parents discovered her body in the bathroom after going to her house to check on her when she didn’t respond to phone calls.
Authorities determined she had been sexually assaulted and killed.
A spokesperson from the Beaumont Police Department confirmed to Beaumont Enterprise that the suspect was arrested in Ohio. Court documents obtained by KFDM-TV identified the suspect as 61-year-old Clayton Bernard Foreman who currently lives in Franklin County, Ohio.
An Ohio man held in a “terrible” 1995 cold case murder allegedly refused to leave his cell for the extradition hearing. Defendant
Clayton Bernard Foreman, 61, was supposed to show up to court on Thursday in the rape and murder of Texas teacher
Mary Catherine Edwards, 31, according to 12 News Now. He did not.
Jail records viewed by Law&Crime show a court date set for June 3.
Foreman was arrested April 29 as the person responsible for handcuffing Edwards behind her back, raping her, and drowning her in her bathtub on January 13, 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, which is about an hour and a half drive east of Houston.
Man Allegedly Refused to Leave Jail Cell for Extradition Hearing in ‘Terrible’ 1995 Cold Case Murder of Teacher Alberto Luperon and Colin Kalmbacher
An Ohio man held in a “terrible” 1995 cold case murder allegedly refused to leave his cell for the extradition hearing. Defendant
Clayton Bernard Foreman, 61, was supposed to show up to court on Thursday in the rape and murder of Texas teacher
Mary Catherine Edwards, 31, according to 12 News Now. He did not.
Jail records viewed by Law&Crime show a court date set for June 3.
Foreman was arrested April 29 as the person responsible for handcuffing Edwards behind her back, raping her, and drowning her in her bathtub on January 13, 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, which is about an hour and a half drive east of Houston.