Overview
- Gary Len Ross, 56, was arrested Friday, Oct. 2, and charged with capital murder in the 1993 killing of Tommie Davis.
- Tommie Davis, 55, was found dead inside her Haskell Avenue home on May 18, 1993, after being beaten with a two‑by‑four and slashed with a knife.
- Detective Andrea Isom reopened the cold case, submitted preserved blood for new testing, and obtained a DNA profile that returned a CODIS match to the name Tommy Lynn Jones that investigators say was an alias used by Ross.
- Ross is being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center and the Dallas Police CAPERS Unit says the investigation remains active and is asking the public to contact Detective Isom with tips.
- Police say the case shows how retesting preserved evidence and comparing profiles in the national CODIS database can revive long‑unsolved crimes and lead to further forensic and prosecutorial steps.