HOUSTON – A security guard who has been accused of attacking prostitutes has been charged in connection with a woman's death.
Steven Hobbs, 40, has been accused of killing Sara Sanford, 41.
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Sanford's body was found in a field in the 1800 block of Old Beaumont Highway near Sheldon Road on Oct. 1, 2010. Her hands were tied, her clothes were missing and she has been shot.
According to Harris County investigators, Hobbs' DNA matched swabs taken from Sanford's body.
Detectives said the investigation that led them to Hobbs began in September, when Wanda Trombley, 57, was found dead in a field in Pasadena.
Pasadena police said they learned that Trombley was a prostitute who was known to work the area around Freeport Street and Interstate 10 in east Harris County.
Investigators said that when they questioned other prostitutes who worked in the area, they learned that several of them had been attacked by a large white man who drove a van.
One of the prostitutes said she was assaulted outside a restoration company in the Wallisville area in June.
Detectives said Trombley's body was found about 30 feet from the driveway of a renovation company with the same name of the company where the prostitute said she was assaulted. Investigators said Hobbs worked as a security guard at both locations.
Hobbs was arrested last week. At that time, he was charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of sexual assault and two counts of aggravated sexual assault. He was charged Monday with capital murder in connection with Sandford's death.
Police continue to work to determine if Hobbs may be connected to Trombley's death.
Hobbs is being held in the Harris County Jail without bond.