Overview
- Detectives obtained a capital murder warrant for 63-year-old Janie Perkins and the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested her in Azle on November 6, 2025.
- The development grew from a new partnership that let UTA criminology students review APD cold cases, leading them to press detectives with specific questions about Perkins.
- Investigators say a renewed file review surfaced witness accounts alleging Perkins admitted involvement and offered verifiable details, leading them to believe she participated in or facilitated the kidnapping and death.
- Arlington police consulted the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office before filing the charge, and APD and UTA announced the arrest at a joint briefing with students and family present.
- Cynthia Gonzalez, 25, was reported missing on September 17, 1991, and was found days later in rural Johnson County with multiple gunshot wounds.