Ep. 113 | The Murder of Missy Bevers
Before sunrise on April 18th, 2016, Missy Bevers pulled into the parking lot of Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas. She was early — she was always early. She had a 5 AM workout class to set up for, equipment to haul in, a room to arrange. What she didn't know was that someone was already inside the building. Someone who had been there for over an hour. Someone dressed head to toe in full tactical gear, wearing a helmet, gloves, and a vest with the word POLICE printed across the chest. Someone moving methodically through the empty church hallways, breaking glass, trying doors, and waiting. When Missy's students arrived for class at 5 AM, they found her bloodied body. Church surveillance cameras showed her killer moving throughout the building, yet more than ten years later, that person has never been identified. This is the unsolved murder of Missy Bevers.
Shout out Tom Webster!
A special shout out to Tom Webster, who did incredible research into this case and was my most used source for this episode.
You can check out his nearly five-hour YouTube video on the case here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESI68Z6Qo-o&t=14970s
You can also check out his website and the files he created from his research, which I also used for this episode: tomwebster.com
SOURCES:
CBS News Texas. (2025, August). Midlothian, Missy Bevers unsolved murder, fitness instructor, Creekside Church. https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/midlothian-missy-bevers-unsolved-murder-fitness-instructor-creekside-church/
CBS News Texas. (2026, April 15). A decade after "Missy" Bevers was found dead in a North Texas church, her killer remains at large. https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/terri-missy-bevers-murder-investigation-midlothian-tx-4-15-2026/
FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. (2026, April). Missy Bevers murder: 10 years since unsolved Midlothian church killing. https://www.fox4news.com/news/missy-bevers-murder-10-years-since-unsolved-midlothian-church-killing
NBC DFW. (2025, June 19). Who killed Missy Bevers? Awareness event aims to keep attention on the Midlothian cold case. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/missy-bevers-midlothian-cold-case-awareness-event/3867317/
WFAA. (2024, April 18). 8 years since Missy Bevers' murder: Everything we know about the North Texas case. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/missy-bevers-murder-investigation-midlothian-texas-police-suspects-leads/287-9de8d7d7-6684-4cb0-9f5f-57bc10847b26
