Two barefoot nomadic women who claimed themselves as members of a nomadic religious organization delivered Holly to a church in Arizona.
The pair was located among trees in Houston, but their identities could not be determined at the time.
Decades later, with the assistance of Identifinders International’s DNA testing, specialists were able to identify them as Tina and Harold Clouse and determine that they were from Florida.
However, they also discovered that the couple had a daughter named Holly who had not been located with them.
Brent Webster, the first assistant attorney general for the state of Texas, stated, “They were a young couple, and when we found they had a newborn daughter, we began searching for Holly.”
And on Thursday, the Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit of the Texas Attorney General’s Office revealed that she had been located.
Mr. Webster reported that it was discovered that she had been abandoned at a church in Arizona by “two ladies who described themselves as members of a nomadic religious organization.”
He said, “They wore white robes and were shoeless. They said that their religious views included the separation of males and females, the practice of vegetarianism, and the refusal to use or wear leather products.”
After being put in the care of the church, Holly was finally adopted and reared by a family.
Mr. Webster continued, “Out of respect for Holly and her family, we will have no other remarks or details on this matter.
Holly’s parents and siblings are not suspects in this crime.
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, was “very proud” of the newly-formed Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit’s “outstanding work.”
My office meticulously investigated Holly’s disappearance across state borders.
Currently residing in Oklahoma with her five children, the 42-year-old woman has reconnected with her extended biological family.
‘Forever grateful’
Holly’s newly discovered aunt, Sherry Linn Green, revealed that when the family was reunited, she had a dream about her sister (Holly’s mother): “I feel Tina is finally at peace knowing that Holly is reconciling with her family.
“I am so pleased to hear that Holly is alive and well and that she was well cared for, but I am also devastated by the situation. That infant was her entire world.
Holly’s grandmother, Donna Casasanta, praised detectives, stating, “I prayed for them day after day that they would find Holly and that she would be safe.
We will be eternally thankful.
Mr. Webster stated, “We wish the best for Holly. We are grateful to have discovered her. But we must continue our investigation to determine who murdered this couple.”
