FINALLY! An Arrest in Houston 1990 "Lover's Lane" Double Homicide Case
Houston Homicide and the FBI have arrested a suspect in one of the most disturbing cases I've ever advocated in.
For the past several years I’ve been advocating for the victims of a double homicide in Houston, Texas. Yesterday, a suspect was finally arrested.
On August 22, 1990, Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry were out on a date. They had parked their car along a rural area of Enclave Parkway, when an incredibly evil person approached them.
Tragically, the next morning, Andy’s body was found tied to a tree and stabbed. Cheryl was found in the woods nearby. The investigation began.
Years went by.
In 2001, an anonymous letter was sent to Houston Homicide, taunting investigators and demanding money in exchange for information.
In 2008, DNA from the crime scene connected the killer to an unsolved rape.
Nevertheless, the investigation seemed to flounder.
Over thirty years passed.
My involvement began back in 2022 after I came across a news article about the anonymous letter. I was hopeful that forensics on the letter could identify a suspect. I reached out to homicide detectives.
They replied that they’d look into it, but then I didn’t hear back.
Last year, after speaking with a family member of the victims, I decided to approach Houston Homicide again. In September, 2025, I emailed them:
“I am a crime victim advocate serving the Henry and Atkinson families regarding the 1990 murders of Andy Atkinson and Cheryl Henry …There is DNA in this case. The victim’s families are under the impression that HPD has not shared DNA evidence with a forensic genealogist. Is that accurate, and if so, is there an explanation I can share with the victims’ families?”
I exchanged a series of emails and phone calls back and forth with investigators, who were extremely respectful and receptive to our concerns and the family’s wishes.
Of course, the detectives now working the case are not the same people who walked the scene back in 1990, and genetic testing and technology has advanced substantially since then. It was agreed that DNA was the best way to solve this case, but of course detectives could not tell me what all they were working on.
Today, Houston Police announced:
“Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the murder of a man and woman at 1300 Enclave Parkway on August 23, 1990. The suspect, Floyd William Parrott, 64, is charged with capital murder in the 176th Criminal District Court. The victims are identified as Cheryl Henry, 22, and Garland Andrew Atkinson, 22.”
I have no idea if my involvement played any role at all in greasing the wheels on the investigation. I don’t know how HPD identified Parrott as a suspect, if it was through DNA or some other means. Regardless, I'm incredibly grateful for their hard work and overjoyed at this outcome.
May justice be done for Cheryl and Andy. They were a beautiful young couple who deserved long and happy lives. They deserved to get married, have kids, and build a life together. Their loved ones deserved to live that life with them, enjoy them, and grow old with them.
Finally, we know who stole that life away.
Floyd William Parrott has a strange criminal history.
In 1996, he was arrested for identity theft and impersonating a police officer. In fact, about six years prior (so, sometime in 1990), he reportedly stole the wallet of Police Chief Carlton Watson. He then forged a fake ID using his photo and Chief Watson’s name.
It was later discovered that Parrot had been pulling people over and threatening to ticket them if they didn’t pay him money. He had extorted multiple victims in this way.
This is purely speculation on my part, but it seems probable that, on the night of August 22, 1990, Parrott pulled Andy and Cheryl over on Enclave Parkway while pretending to be a cop. When his victims didn’t do what he wanted, or perhaps when they called his bluff, Parrott became violent, and did the unthinkable.
He probably didn’t even know them.
The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
He observes everyone on earth;
his eyes examine them.
The Lord examines the righteous,
but the wicked, those who love violence,
he hates with a passion.
On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot.
For the Lord is righteous,
he loves justice;
the upright will see his face.