HPD cold case detectives seek tips in murder of Joann Zamora, identified after 30 years

Houston police are reopening the investigation into the death of Joann Zamora, a woman whose remains were discovered in north Houston more than three decades ago, after she was recently identified through genetic genealogy. Zamora’s body was found on Sept. 8, 1992, in an overgrown field in the 500 block of Rittenhouse.  At the time, investigators ruled her death a homicide by blunt force trauma, but her identity remained a mystery for more than 30 years. She was buried in the Harris County Cemetery under a marker labeled only “unknown.”