Court documents reveal suspect confessed in Afghan Marine’s stabbing, but legal missteps now threaten the case.

A man who helped his roommate move the body of 5-year-old Samuel Olson’s to a storage unit in Webster in 2021 is expected to appear in court Tuesday to make a plea deal, according to court documents.

The woman charged with capital murder in connection with the death of a 5-year-old Webster boy in 2021 is expected to appear in court Wednesday morning.

Road rage shootings, beating deaths, and robberies turned deadly -- the Houston area witnessed an onslaught of unimaginable crimes this year.

Following a string of high-profile child abuse cases in the Houston area, child advocates argue Texas needs to change its priorities when it comes to providing a safety net for abused and neglected children.

The woman authorities believe is responsible for a 5-year-old boy’s death was expected to appear in court Thursday, but the date has been pushed back.

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High-profile attorney Anthony Osso was assigned to the capital murder case against Theresa Balboa.

The woman authorities believe is responsible for a 5-year-old boy’s death appeared in court Monday.

Theresa Raye Balboa, who was the girlfriend of Samuel Olson’s father, has been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of the 5-year-old after his body was found in a Jasper motel room in June.

Authorities say they might have found the weapon used to kill a 5-year-old Houston boy whose body was allegedly kept in a storage unit before being discovered in an East Texas motel early this month.

The man investigators say drove Theresa Balboa to the Jasper motel room where Samuel Olson was found has been charged in the case.

Theresa Balboa’s roommate, the man who told investigators that he helped move Samuel Olson’s body to a storage unit in Webster, appeared in court for the first time Thursday.

Here are things to know for Wednesday, June 23:

Theresa Balboa’s roommate, the man who told investigators that he helped move Samuel Olson’s body to a storage unit in Webster, has now been charged in connection to the 5-year-old’s case, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

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Two weeks after 5-year-old Samuel Olson’s body was found in a motel room in Jasper, Texas, the boy’s mother is set to speak out for the first time on Tuesday.

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The body of the child found in a motel room in Jasper, Texas has been positively identified as 6-year-old Samuel Olson, the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences announced Tuesday afternoon.

In her first court appearance Monday, a judge increased the bond of a woman charged after a child’s body was found in a motel room.

Tim Miller, the founder of Texas Equusearch, shared his thoughts regarding the death of 6-year-old Samuel Olson.

Prosecutors dismissed an assault charge against the biological mother of Samuel Olson Friday, court documents confirmed.

Bond is now set at $500,000 for Theresa Balboa, the woman charged after a child’s body was found in a motel in Jasper, Texas, during the search for missing Houston boy, Samuel Olson.

A mug shot has been released of Theresa Balboa, the woman jailed after a child's body was found in Jasper, Texas.

What happened to Samuel Olson? That’s what authorities are trying to figure out after the 5-year-old boy was found dead inside a motel room in Jasper on Tuesday evening.

The disappearance and presumed death of a 6-year-old Houston boy is the latest in an upward trend of child death cases across the state of Texas.

Here are things to know for Thursday, June 3:

An investigation is underway after a child was found dead Tuesday evening in a motel room in Jasper, according to KJAS.com and a KPRC 2 source. It has been reported that the child’s body is believed to be missing 6-year-old Samuel Olson.

Dalton Olson, the father of Samuel Olson, spoke to KPRC 2 Wednesday, saying he wants “justice for his son.”

Here are things to know for Wednesday, June 2:

An attorney representing the mother of missing 6-year-old Samuel Olson held a press conference Tuesday evening to discuss the case.

The family of 6-year-old Samuel Olson is asking for the public’s help for information that would lead to the boy’s whereabouts.

Houston Police are searching for a six-year-old-boy reported missing in Houston.