Texas’ statute of limitations for the case expired in 2019, meaning the crime that nearly destroyed the historic landmark might never be solved.
A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper walks outside the fire-damaged Texas Governor's Mansion Monday, June 16, 2008, in Austin, Texas.We might never know who torched and nearly destroyed the Texas landmark, now 167 years old, on June 8, 2008. Although there was surveillance video, the Texas Department of Public Safety has yet to charge anyone, and the statute of limitations for the crime expired in 2019.
Texas Rangers Lt. Alvin Alexis, center, the lead investigator in the torching of the Governor's Mansion, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Austin, Texas.But a surveillance camera had captured the image of a man throwing a Molotov cocktail at 1:27 a.m. He appeared to be white and in his 20s, officials later told reporters.
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