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Coastal Car. L14 - 24Recap Jun 3, 2021 · HOUSTON -- A 5-year-old Houston boy was reportedly dead for weeks before he was reported missing, new details reveal. A search for Samuel Olson led authorities to a Best Western in Jasper, Texas ...
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May 17, 2023 · Theresa Balboa pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Samuel Olson's death as part of a plea deal, avoiding the death penalty. Balboa, who isn't the boy's mother, but was dating his father at ...
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- What Happened to Sam Olson?
- A Timeline of The Tragic Case of Samuel Olson Thus Far
- A Body Is Found and Hope Vanishes For Samuel Olson
- Theresa Balboa Is Arrested in Connection with The Case
- More Details Emerge About Samuel's Disappearance
- An Autopsy Is Completed
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Since he was reported missing, Houston police said the case has been hampered by confusing twists and turns,largely because of "inconsistencies" in statements from Theresa Balboa, the dad's romantic partner. Balboa and Sam's remains were discovered June 1 in a Best Western motel room in Jasper, Texas, more than 130 miles from the boy's hometown of ...
April 30: Samuel Olson Is Last Seen Alive
This is the last day Sam attended Holbrook Elementary School, authorities said. This was also the last sighting of Samuel by anyone outside his family, according to Houston police.
May 27: Samuel Olson Is Reported Missing
Dalton Olson summons police at 6 p.m. to his mother's southwest Houston home, where he and Balboa report Samuel is missing. Balboa tells investigators that Samuel's biological mother and a uniformed officer had arrived at the house early that morning and demanded custody of the boy. "I was going to take Sam to school when his mother showed up with a police officer, or what I was under the impression to be a police officer, and they demanded me to release Sam,” Balboa told reporters days later...
May 29: The Search for Samuel Olson Intensifies
Houston Police issue a media alert for the young boy, but make no mention of the uniformed officer in Balboa's initial statement. Texas EquuSearch, a nonprofit organization, joins the search for Samuel. Sam's mother, Sarah Olson, posts a photo of a birthday cake, balloons and candles on her Facebook page. “I love you Samuel. I pray you’re ok. I love you my baby. Happy bday,” she wrote. Her attorney would later say she had primary custody of Sam, but had not seen him in months because the boy'...
June 1: Remains Are Found in the Search for Samuel Olson
Late that night, media reports surface that authorities in Jasper, Texas, more than 130 miles from Houston, have found a child's body in a Best Western motel room. Also in the room was Theresa Balboa, the reports said. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner tweets the victim is believed to be Samuel.
June 2: Samuel Olson's Father's Girlfriend Is Taken Into Custody
"This is an absolute tragic event. Our hearts go out to his family," Heather Morris, the assistant chief of the Houston Police Department, told reporters. She announced Balboa, 29,was being held at the Jasper County Jail, awaiting transfer to Houston authorities. She faces charges of tampering with evidence, Morris said. The assistant chief also released further details from the ongoing investigation, but cautioned she couldn't answer many questions because several people, including Dalton Ol...
July 8: Theresa Balboa Charged With Capital Murder
Harris County prosecutors filed a capital murder charge against Balboa, saying she caused Sam's death by hitting him with a blunt object, which was not identified. They also requested she be held without bail pending trial. The criminal complaint said Sam died on around May 12. The prosecution said it has not decided whether to seek the death penalty.
June 3: Theresa Balboa's Roommate Reveals Samuel Olson May Have Been Dead Since May 10
An arrest warrant affidavit said Balboa's roommate told investigators he arrived home May 10 to find Samuel bruised and unresponsive on the bed. He and Balboa put the boy's body in a bathtub and left him there for two days, according to the document. On May 13, the roommate said he bought duct tape and a plastic box from a Walmart, and he and Balboa wrapped the child's body, placed it in the box and took it to a storage unit. Court documents also said Balboa left the search site on May 31 aft...
June 8: Remains Officially Identified As Belonging to Samuel Olson
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston announced a preliminary autopsy had formally identified Samuel Olson's body. “The cause of his death is homicidal violence with blunt head trauma,” said the institute, which conducts all autopsies in the Texas county.
Samuel Olson, a 5-year-old boy from Houston, was reported missing on May 27 and found dead in a motel room on June 8. His father's girlfriend, Theresa Balboa, was arrested and charged with capital murder. The case has been hampered by conflicting statements and inconsistencies from Balboa and other witnesses.
May 17, 2023 · Balboa admitted to killing Samuel Olson by hitting him with a blunt object while he was under her care on May 12, 2021, the district attorney’s office said. The boy’s parents were separated ...
Jul 9, 2021 · Published on July 9, 2021 01:42PM EDT. Samuel Olson. Photo: Houston Police/Twitter. A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder in the death of Samuel Olson, the 5-year-old boy whose body ...
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Jun 9, 2021 · Samuel Olson, the five-year-old boy who was found stuffed in a tote bin in a Texas hotel room, died of blunt force trauma to the head, an autopsy has shown.. His decomposing body was found in a plastic tote bin in his dad’s girlfriend’s hotel room in Jasper, east Texas on 1 June after having been missing since 10 May.
Jun 24, 2021 · HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the second person charged in the death of 5-year-old Samuel Olson posted $100,000 bond on Thursday, the chief prosecutor in the case revealed that a weapon that may ...
