The Unsolved Case of Elizabeth Barraza
Added 2021-05-20 10:44:31 +0000 UTCHey everyone! Here's the latest, an unsolved case for a change. Don't usually tend to cover unsolved ones, but this one is crazy baffling, like Missy Bevers or Delphi murders. Hope you enjoy! Back to solved cases after (which I, and I think most prefer as it wraps everything up)
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Unsolved?! Noooo
Mike
2021-07-01 02:34:49 +0000 UTCIt would be more that someone was hitting her if she were related to them. I don't know, I'm only speculating. I don't know how common the name Barraza might be.
Talibandaid
2021-06-08 12:18:10 +0000 UTCThat is interesting. Seeing that the Texas Rangers had some sort of a lead. And they deal with these kind of organizations and border stuff. Is Barraza a common name or a rare one?
Paul Wevers
2021-06-08 08:12:17 +0000 UTCYou do not have an ugly mug! ♥️
NYCWendy1
2021-05-23 01:46:57 +0000 UTCTo be fair that wasn't him, that was a woman.
Andrew Harris
2021-05-22 22:51:30 +0000 UTCThere was a criminal involved in the Sinaloa Cartel nearby - last name was Barraza too. Maybe not related, but that looked like a professional hit.
Talibandaid
2021-05-22 14:37:46 +0000 UTCVery sad, indeed. May she rest in peace
James Herington
2021-05-22 12:38:09 +0000 UTCSuch a terrible loss :(
LJ
2021-05-22 10:20:08 +0000 UTCMaybe some knew she was going to Florida and decided Texas should get credit for a murder instead of Florida. As we know, living in either state can get you murdered.
Victoria Harris
2021-05-21 23:03:11 +0000 UTCI suspected the husband as well but am now doubtful. If it was a paid hit from him, they wouldn't need to scout out the house prior to this. They would have all the info and details from the husband. It couldn't have been a gang initiation either due to the dressing up or disguise I'm my opinion. I don't know. Makes me want to look into her work a bit more. It was such a terrible tragedy. I hope they find the murderer or murderers. It was not random.
Mindy Lynn Bonhomme
2021-05-21 22:47:13 +0000 UTCWondering...it’s not unfeasible that the hit was by mistake. What might suggest that is the one day scout out of her neighborhood just the day before, she did not know the person as a threat until the gun was pulled, and after the hit was done the truck circles round again. That suggests that the hit person may have painted the target on the wrong person and that the hit person may not have been too certain of his or her target even though they were committed on making the kill. The hit person was probably surveilling the house for an opportunity to kill her and the opportunity presented itself when it was clear the husband was gone and she was right out in the open in relative darkness. I am no expert at all but it seems feasible. No matter what this is weird and absolutely tragic.
Laurie McLaren
2021-05-21 20:00:27 +0000 UTCThe shooter moves into the frame of camera partially several times! Would love to see if sketch artists took a look at this Ring cam footage. Also, any street cams around their home catch sight of the truck in those couple of days? Personally I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a paranoid delusional person thinking they were on a great big mission and she was in the wrong place, just her time to go - very quick as we have seen sometimes people go less so.
Sue Goldfild
2021-05-21 17:23:22 +0000 UTCthank you Mike! when I first found your channel, I made a private playlist with all of your videos about solved cases, because those unsolved cases make me so angry - but then when I had no more Mike Oh to binge on, I went back and made a playlist of all the unsolved cases and blasted through those! turns out I love anything you make, solved or unsolved, early days or recently published. can't wait to watch this one!
Michelle Brochon
2021-05-21 15:19:19 +0000 UTCHe has very nice skin, not a blemish on it....is that the Irish climate..his genes or just darn good luck.
Soffity
2021-05-21 15:14:42 +0000 UTCThe only reason I suspect the husband is because of the narrow, narrow window between her putting out garage sale signs (they had to know she would be out at this time), and her going back into the house or being unreachable. I suppose there was a drive by stake out but thats not enough to reveal a pattern (ie they go to work at this time). I mean it could have been anyone who knew about those movements. Also, it looks like a woman, I agree. But I thought the perp sounded like a man?
Hannah, the precious lil onion of the east
2021-05-21 13:06:12 +0000 UTCYeah, you’re right. Could also be a guy who liked her a lot but never hassled her enough to have it mentioned. Or a woman who was jealous of her and just wanted her gone. It’s insane how there’s not one suspect, the husband isn’t even questionable, I don’t think he had any involvement, unless he’s good at covering his tracks. I hope not though. I do hope it is solved, it’s so senseless to murder a sweet person out of nowhere; only Elizabeth and her killer(s) know why.
Lemi Chilmister
2021-05-21 12:39:21 +0000 UTCI think it was a woman. She seemed quite casual and cheery in her ‘good morning’, would Elizabeth have been so upbeat if a bloke in a dress and bad wig had approached her at that time of the day, unexpectedly and alone?
Jane Ebbon
2021-05-21 07:55:18 +0000 UTCSo no one knew that she was having a garage sale (as what I recall Mike saying from the video) the person had scouted the area the day before.. it’s all so strange. I though it looked like a woman at first but, when I looked at the stature again, it seems to be a pretty husky guy. I wonder what she answered yes to? Was it the person asking her name.... are you so and so. “Yes” Look forward to the next video, and I hope this gets solved. So many unanswered questions.
Michelle Hass
2021-05-21 07:22:11 +0000 UTCDid Police look at tracking down every owner of that vehicle and going through a process of elimination? Understandably, Texas is massive, but even if the killer didn't live in the immediate area, they might have lived in or around Houston. The numbers might not be completely insurmountable, especially if Nissans weren't all that popular
Nikki Ganley
2021-05-21 06:33:01 +0000 UTCwow man that was awsome. make sure you do a follow up tp this' I wont sleep until you do. Briliant Moke
david briggs
2021-05-21 05:56:21 +0000 UTCAnother great video Mike! If you want to do another unsolved case...maybe you could cover the disappearance of Jake Just. It happened in my hometown, Midland ON. There's a lot about it on reddit..
Sky
2021-05-21 02:28:34 +0000 UTCWhen Mike says North Houston.....and I live in North Houston.....👀😱
Jill
2021-05-21 01:04:22 +0000 UTCI’m not far from you....Magnolia,Tx (Montgomery county).
Jill
2021-05-21 01:02:09 +0000 UTCGood one Mike.
Capt. Rick Allen
2021-05-21 00:45:05 +0000 UTCIt had to be someone she knew. It was a Friday, and a few people knew she wouldn't be at work because of the garage sale and upcoming trip to Florida.
Lisa Henkel
2021-05-21 00:09:50 +0000 UTCThis one touched me. Maybe because it seems to be so senseless (I don't think the husband was involved, he seemed really distraught)... I agree that some kind of exchange has happened, but I can't understand why Elizabeth didn't cry out loud when she saw the gun. And, to me, the killer looks like a woman, even when she rushes back to the car. Also I believe there was an accomplice driving the car, because when we see the killer appear from the right, we can also see the car is still moving. As always, thanks Mike, and have a nice and restful weekend. Please don't forget to update us if you know anything else! Be well and be healthy.
Paula Bernardes-Silva
2021-05-20 23:42:22 +0000 UTCI really wonder if it was mistaken identity?..
Michelle Machaka
2021-05-20 23:15:45 +0000 UTCWhat's bothering me is it looks like a woman but I would swear that's a male voice I hear in the audio. The killer knowing she would be outside that early as well knowing to stay off the ring camera screams the husband was involved. But normally if he was having an affair they can figure that out pretty fast. Unless they didn't get a warrant to check cell phone records / their PC
Phoenix Merridian
2021-05-20 22:09:53 +0000 UTCThanks Mike
Lisa D Mueller
2021-05-20 21:43:37 +0000 UTCSo sad. What a senseless killing. I hope they find who did this. Love you Mike! Thank you for all your videos and all the hard work you put into them. Your the best!
Deanna Rohrbach
2021-05-20 20:58:23 +0000 UTCyeah, I got nothing that doesn't involve a seedy underbelly of the cosplay/comic con world.
Jamie Di
2021-05-20 20:49:35 +0000 UTCIt's possible that she mentioned the yard sale to someone. Also, her husband could have. What did he do after? Immediately get a girlfriend? Go on a shopping spree with insurance money? I don't know. I don't think that he had anything to do with it. He clearly loved her.
Catherine DeWitt
2021-05-20 17:57:33 +0000 UTCI think they need to really look at this gals life and who did she piss off? Absolutely horrible.
Andrea
2021-05-20 17:36:45 +0000 UTCThe way the shoulders move, the way the legs move, also the voice from the Ring, the overfitting dress, the way the breasts appear disembodied, I think it was in thisn assassin’s interest to mislead the police as much as possible. Believing this was a woman does just that. I’d even believe it was a woman in some sort of costume. However, to me, the appearance of this killer doesn’t seem natural at all. It also seems that they’re uncomfortable running with that hair.
Faster River
2021-05-20 17:36:08 +0000 UTCRight? Mike is freaking adorable.
Catherine DeWitt
2021-05-20 17:31:15 +0000 UTCI thought it was a woman because of the last step she takes when she approaches Elizabeth and when she ran away.
Catherine DeWitt
2021-05-20 17:26:31 +0000 UTCMore w be be revealed.
Zebra
2021-05-20 17:20:47 +0000 UTCI'm 53 and I got it. I have one of those lists, but I crossed everything out and wrote "puppy" on every line. Twenty sixth anniversary this year and my fingers are still crossed.
Catherine DeWitt
2021-05-20 17:19:48 +0000 UTCVery interesting story.
Zebra
2021-05-20 17:17:49 +0000 UTCI spontaneously cried when her husband talked. Because of that, I don't think it was him. I'm not a weirdo, but I am an empath, and he wouldn't have shook me if he had been lying. What a terrible thing for him and their family and friends. Heartbreaking.
Catherine DeWitt
2021-05-20 17:17:14 +0000 UTCI’ll be looking out for more info. Horrible.
Zebra
2021-05-20 17:17:01 +0000 UTCHi there how are you?
Rose Tyler
2021-05-20 17:10:24 +0000 UTCI'm leaning towards a psycho spurned lover of the husband. Perhaps she was lying in wait for the husband to leave and then planned to gun her down in the house, but she just happened to be outside.
Maureen Newey
2021-05-20 17:06:11 +0000 UTCI thought the same, the shots weren't immediate, something was said and it sounds like she wasn't aware she was in any danger and was only just taking in what was being said. Very similar to the gym instructor one but weirder because this garage sale was a one off not a regular event.
Sara N
2021-05-20 16:29:05 +0000 UTCI don't think many American's under 80 would get the reference to wood for the 5th year. I liked it. Immediate gut reaction: a jealous woman, someone that met the her hubby via cosplay.
Liz C
2021-05-20 16:20:05 +0000 UTCThank you Mike!!! Still here for the Let's give it a goooo shirts 😏
Juril Ducusin
2021-05-20 15:58:58 +0000 UTCMike your mug is anything but "ugly". :) Whenever I tell anyone about how much I love TC, part of it, is the radiance of your snowy white skin juxtaposed against the colors you choose. Couldn't be more eye catching. Well done, sir...In so many ways. Thank you.
Dahlia
2021-05-20 15:19:19 +0000 UTCI remember watching this on the news, I lived in San Antonio but they covered it here. So sad 😞
Rose Tyler
2021-05-20 14:52:12 +0000 UTCThat seems less likely since the same truck drove around the day before. So sad
Erin Ceja
2021-05-20 14:33:37 +0000 UTCThanks Mike
Jane Pohl
2021-05-20 14:32:39 +0000 UTCI wasn’t expecting this one to be unsolved!! I really hope law enforcement finds who did it.
Erin Ceja
2021-05-20 14:28:52 +0000 UTCThere is such a long time between her greeting the person and then the sound of the shooting. About 6 seconds. At no time do you hear her scream for help. I remember Mike covering a weird case a while back where a female and her companion went around killing people riding their bikes and minding their own business etc, she didn’t know any of the victims. They say the ones where the victims and killer don’t know each other are the hardest to solve... I though her husband sounded genuine and very grief stricken when he is talking at the gathering, the fact no one else has been shot in the same way since makes you think it’s not a random serial killer in the making, it’s a poser all right,
Soffity
2021-05-20 14:18:43 +0000 UTCMaybe a mistaken identity? Or just a random crime by a weirdo freak? I’m baffled 😕
Peri Jetton
2021-05-20 13:47:04 +0000 UTCLooks like a woman to me.... maybe a fellow female nerd had the hots for her husband and wanted his wife out of the picture?
Amanda Baby-Pie
2021-05-20 13:44:45 +0000 UTCThis is excruciatingly sad. What a lovely person. WTF. If karma is a thing, I hope whoever is responsible for this gets what they deserve.
Andrea V
2021-05-20 13:39:40 +0000 UTCMaybe, but then I'd think the murder/attempted murder of the original intended victim would have happened at some point
Rhonda Jockisch Tisdale
2021-05-20 13:19:21 +0000 UTCI'll tell ya, since watching Mike nothing, and I mean nothing would surprise me. I just can't think of a single thing that would make her a target the longer I stew on this. Idk what info has come out but it doesn't look like much.
Weezie Tara Crihfield
2021-05-20 13:18:49 +0000 UTCThanks Mike! Enjoy your weekend ☮️
Peri Jetton
2021-05-20 13:14:20 +0000 UTCThe only person who could of known where she was going to be and what she was going to be doing was the husband, she was due to be home all day on her own so plenty of opportunity, wonder how much prepping the husband done for the trip might give some insight weather he knew there was not going to be a trip etc. My moneys on him, he wanted out but didn’t want to lose everything in a divorce and be the “bad guy” so made himself the victim whilst retaining the house money etc etc, bet his got a side bitch somewhere xxx
Samantha Harnwell
2021-05-20 13:10:25 +0000 UTCI'm completely baffled. I was born in '75' but dk much about Star Wars. Other than having the toys when I was a child. I'm more of a Harry Potter geek myself. None of it makes sense, that's what is so bothering for me. Well other than her being an amazing person that went above and beyond for other people to make them happy.
Weezie Tara Crihfield
2021-05-20 13:09:55 +0000 UTCI don’t think so. When this happened, I remember the 501st and sister org Rebel Legion community sharing the heck out of the story to try and get the word out, at least nationwide. While yes there are some whiny butts in the legions, no one would do this. They have very high standards because they do work with children.
Ginger Antonelli
2021-05-20 13:00:28 +0000 UTCThat demon killed a sweet angel. Definitely looked like a dude running away and then the voice sounded male. I know Pipelines can cause some serious violence and major protests. Don't suspect the husband. Just grasping at straws here. This is so senseless. Just why? A pissy Star Wars geek that took it a little too seriously?
Weezie Tara Crihfield
2021-05-20 12:53:14 +0000 UTCAnother serial killer on the loose? Keep up the great work, Mike
Bakenwake42
2021-05-20 12:51:06 +0000 UTCThe usually reasons don't seem to be involved. This is an odd one. Thanks for sharing it.
S. Noelle Melton
2021-05-20 12:46:28 +0000 UTCCase of mistaken identity like the murders of two women named Mary Morris? Maybe they were confident that they had the right Elizabeth, only they didn’t?
Lemi Chilmister
2021-05-20 12:46:09 +0000 UTCThis was not far from where we live in Tomball. I know they have been working this case hard and it’s just so baffling the whole situation…. Definitely pray they find this killer soon! There seems like no reason for it to have happened at all!
Kelly Tolar
2021-05-20 12:36:06 +0000 UTCShe volunteered in the 501st Legion (Star Wars). It hit the community very hard.
Ginger Antonelli
2021-05-20 12:36:04 +0000 UTCThe costume the person was wearing is odd. I think it leads to Harry Potter.
Thea Maia
2021-05-20 12:25:10 +0000 UTCI cried when watching the footage of her being shot. I’m not a big crier but that ripped my heart out. Also, for what it’s worth while I can see the man in a wig thing, I think it’s a woman because of the way the person walks.
Nicole Rubertelli
2021-05-20 12:19:41 +0000 UTCSeems like they could solve this one with the fairly ample evidence they have. How about pulling the records for that particular truck? I’m sure the Texas Rangers have done that. Baffling. Hope they find the perp soon!! Thanks for bringing this to us.
Lori Bravo
2021-05-20 12:19:32 +0000 UTCThis was north of where I live. Sad, I hope her family gets justice.
David Procell
2021-05-20 11:46:40 +0000 UTCDefinitely looks like a man in disguise
Faster River
2021-05-20 11:36:31 +0000 UTCOh yeah, it's Thursday! Thanks, Mike!
Lisa B
2021-05-20 11:33:19 +0000 UTCThis is such a sad story. I really hope they solve this soon - the video (well audio really) is harrowing, and her family deserve to know what happened and why they were robbed of their time with this lovely person and she had her life stolen. Totally unrelated, but as a NZer I am usually asleep when these come out so I wake up to them in the morning - it was so exciting to be awake (and actually awake enough to watch) as soon as the notification came through! Thanks for all the work you put into your videos, Mike. They are a highlight of mine and my daughter’s week 💖
Tanith Gordon
2021-05-20 11:19:29 +0000 UTCThis one really got me, she seemed like a genuinely sweet woman
Sally Bunce
2021-05-20 11:14:56 +0000 UTCThis one was brutal!!
Jade Wooding
2021-05-20 11:10:50 +0000 UTCmight of made me cry this one I'm a slight nerdy gal and I do love a good comic con her poor husband and family hope they get justice
Dominique Bennett -Tripp
2021-05-20 11:08:02 +0000 UTCMike, thanks for covering this case. It is incredibly disturbing. Someone was extremely angry at Elizabeth and wanted her out of the way . Ever wonder if the murderer is watching your video?
Marie Horton
2021-05-20 11:03:17 +0000 UTCThanks mike, made my day
JackDaniel
2021-05-20 10:50:10 +0000 UTCThanks Mike! Hope you're well buddy.
Alun Rhydderch
2021-05-20 10:45:50 +0000 UTCGonna be a good day!
Christopher Moore
2021-05-20 10:45:25 +0000 UTC
