Robert Strong, 66, was found dead in his bed at his home off County Road 2282 in Tarkington on September 16, 2020, the result of shotgun wounds to the head. A neighbor who heard a gunshot around 1 a.m. that morning conducted a welfare check later in the day and discovered the body. Investigators learned Strong had allegedly threatened bodily harm to a female family member; that allegation was reported as the motive for the killing.

Two men, Craig Russell Bryant, 46, and Randal Scott Dowden, 53, were arrested and charged with capital murder. Both provided written confessions describing their roles in the killing. Bryant lived near the scene; Dowden was from the New Caney area. Sheriff’s investigators and Texas Rangers interviewed witnesses and acquaintances as part of the probe; the case file also noted a family disturbance call earlier in the week involving Strong and other relatives.

Does anyone have information about Strong’s movements in Tarkington around September 15–16, 2020, or knowledge of the family dispute referenced in the investigation?