Killing of Missy Bevers

Terri "Missy" Bevers was born on August 9, 1970, in Graham, Texas. Wedded to Brandon Bevers in 1998, Missy was the mother of three daughters, and the family resided in Red Oak. Missy Bevers worked as a fitness instructor, holding Camp Gladiator bootcamps at Midlothian's Creekside Church of Christ. The night before her murder, Bevers informed her students that the fitness class would be held inside the church due to the unfavorable weather, as opposed to the typical site at the church's parking lot. Before dawn on April 18, 2016, there was a heavy thunderstorm in Midlothian. == Murder ==

Bevers was last seen on unreleased surveillance footage entering the church at 4:18 a.m while preparing for her upcoming fitness class that was set to start at 5 a.m. Shortly after 5 a.m., a student of Bevers' fitness class entered the church and saw Bevers' body. Emergency services were called and the crime scene investigated. Bevers was pronounced dead shortly after the police arrived. A police warrant alleged that these wounds were "consistent with tools the suspect was carrying throughout the building." Although police did not confirm whether it was the murder weapon, a hammer was found alongside other tools near Bevers' body. Possible motives and suspects Initially, police considered burglary as a possible motive for the break-in. However, they were unable to find anything missing inside the church, and the killer left behind several items belonging to Bevers, among them her purse and iPad. Sources revealed to WFAA that police now believe Bevers was not only targeted, but that the suspect planned to make the crime appear as if it was a burglary gone wrong. One of the warrants filed by police claimed that the suspect possessed a smartphone with which he might have stalked Bevers' schedules and recorded her murder. Randy later explained the blood as dog blood spilled by two dogs fighting. Gender and gait analysis Investigators first believed the suspect to be a male. However, police later changed their position, stating that although the suspect's gait appears to be feminine, the suspect's sex is not known for sure. == Surveillance footage ==

Cameras inside church Police checked the church's surveillance camera system early on during the investigation. Although cameras outside the church were not functioning on the day of the murder, cameras inside the church were functional and surveillance footage was recovered. Surveillance footage taken at around 4 a.m. appears to show the suspect of an unknown sex and identity walking in the church's hallways while occasionally smashing glass and attempting to open doors lining the church hallways. Later, in December 2016, SWFA Outdoors released the full surveillance footage from the parking lot. The video shows the vehicle of interest entering the parking lot the same early morning as the murder with the driver behaving in a bizarre manner. The driver circles the store's parking lot, flashes the vehicle's headlights randomly, and parks in a secluded area for a few minutes before exiting the parking lot onto U.S. Route 287. As of June 2023, police have not identified the driver, and have also not definitively concluded whether or not this vehicle is related to Bevers' killing. == Reward and tips ==

Initially, a reward was set at $10,000 before doubling to $20,000 and rising to $50,000. As of 2021, there is a reward of $150,000 for information potentially helpful in capturing the suspect. According to Midlothian police, tips are received about the case on a daily basis. , a podcast called True Crime Broads discusses the case, and was first launched with the intention of keeping people talking about the case. The podcast creators also maintain a billboard advertising the $150,000 reward for any information that could help solve the murder. == See also ==