Earl D. Musick

Reading the speculations and rumors regarding the murder of Elizabeth "Liz" Mallery Etter were extremely interesting, but contained a lot of incorrect information. Mrs. Etter's murder is still an unsolved Houston homicide. Dr. Richard Etter, a board certified allergist, later married a person of interest in his wife's death. Liz was murdered on May 18, 1977. The girlfriend was Nancy Lynn Schnack Etter who was later charged and convicted in the murder of David Holder in South Houston, Texas. Nancy was a person of interest in other suspicious deaths, but only 3 of the strange deaths were ruled as murders. Nancy's ex-boyfriend, Ronnie Lee Harrell was murdered as he got out of his Corvette at his town house at 500 North Post Oak Lane, on May 19, 1976. A year later Liz was murdered as she got out of her car. Dr. Etter was a co-signer for the loan on Harrell's Corvette. Harrell's murder is also an unsolved Houston homicide. The murder of David Holder in South Houston occurred on July 27, 1978, and was cleared with Nancy's arrest and conviction. The jury sentenced her to 50 years in prison. Several police agencies conducted detailed investigations with success only in the David Holder murder.