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Three key pieces of evidence in our search for Charles F. Rogers and his subsequent whereabouts were: (1) the "N" registration number of his plane, (2) where he was working at the time of the murders, and (3) the layout of the City sewage/drainage system in the Hyde Park Addition in 1965. We determined the "N" number of his plane through deductive reasoning and profiling. Through this process we concluded that the registration had to be in a series of 10 records. We obtained those records and we located the registration of his Cessna 140. In our profile of Charles we knew he was an "organized criminal" and that he probably took his initial pilot's license test in his own plane. He did. That registration in turn resulted in being able to determine associates before, during, and after the murders. (2) HPD homicide detectives came real close to determining his employment. They looked for a water treatment company. In fact, it was a cathodic protection company. (3) The sewer system and the placement of drains and gutters even played a part in the murders. In researching and writing our book we concluded that Charles F. Rogers was a sane person. Yes, he had some issues, but he approached this crime in a logical, systematic manner, which made sense to him based upon the circumstances. A great deal was made at the time of the murders of "surgical skills" the murderer must have in order to perform the dissections. In fact, no thought was given to the years that Charles spent living in Shiro with his aunt and uncle. At that time it was hard not to get involved in hunting deer and butchering hogs. I recognize that sounds incredibly cold when I say that, but in interviewing Edwina's relatives none of them were surprised at what became of the toxic relationship in that family. The story of these murders actually starts in 1929 when his sister, Bettie, died. That started a cycle that was bound to end badly. Read our book, "The Ice Box Murders" now available in the Amazon Kindle Store and visit our book website at http://iceboxmurders.com It will answer many of your questions.

1815 Driscoll Street was the home of Fred and Edwina Rogers. It was commonly believed that they owned the home, but in actuality it was owned by their son, Charles F. Rogers. The home was torn down in the early 70's by the City of Houston Public Health Department. It was never sold or rented after the double homicide there on Father's Day, June 20, 1965. It was already in need of serious repairs at the time of the murders. By profession we are CPA's/forensic accountants. Starting in October 1997 we spent over five years researching the family, piecing together Charles Rogers' life, his friends, his associates, his business interests, and why his parents were murdered. We interviewed over 100 people that were not interviewed by the police in 1965, did extensive FOIA requests, TORA requests, and a massive amount of archival research. We reviewed crime scene photos, never published pictures, and the personal books and papers of Charles F. Rogers. Before a townhouse was built on the property we covered it with metal detectors with a well-known treasure hunter. We did extensive legal, forensic document, and historical research in order to reach our conclusions. Our book, The Ice Box Murders, was released on Amazon Kindle three weeks ago and is doing very well. In 2003, our book was a Publishers Weekly selection. It is a novel, but in substance is creative non-fiction because 85% of what is in the book is fact. The 15% represents creative license in the sense of dialog. Our website for the book is http://iceboxmurders.com