Missing car connected to double-murder found in Houston storage lot

The stolen 2006 Kia Sorento said to be involved in the murder of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson was recovered from a vehicle storage lot this week. (Galveston County Sheriff's Office) The stolen 2006 Kia Sorento said to be involved in the murder of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson was recovered from a vehicle storage lot this week. (Galveston County Sheriff's Office) Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Missing car connected to double-murder found in Houston storage lot 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

A vehicle that had been sought in connection with a double murder in early March has been recovered, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.



The stolen 2006 Kia Sorento, said to be connected to the murders of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson, was recovered from a vehicle storage lot Thursday in the 13500 block of Conklin in Houston.

It was found by a Houston Police Department officer who was at the lot working on an unrelated investigation.



An employee at DeWitt Wrecker Service asked the officer to check the vehicle, which had been picked up without license plates, according to a GCSO press release.

The vehicle was owned by Britney Cosby. It had been missing since Cosby and Jackson were found dead behind the dumpster of a convenience store near the ferry on Port Bolivar.

Cosby died from blows to the head and Jackson died from a gunshot, Maj. Darrell Isaacks said.



Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset said in a press release Friday that the SUV had been recovered previously from the parking lot of Ritz Cabaret in the 10520 block of the Gulf Freeway. Management had called a wrecker service to tow away the vehicle.



The vehicle is currently being processed for any evidence, which will be submitted to the FBI for analysis.

James Larry Cosby Jr., Cosby's father, was arrested in mid-March, charged with two counts of tampering with evidence in the deaths of his daughter and her girlfriend, Jackson. He remains in the Galveston County jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.



Houston Chronicle reporters Cindy George, St. John Barned-Smith, and Dale Lezon contributed to this report.