Missing 'Baby Holly' found 41 years after her parents were murdered, but law enforcement has questions about a cult of robe-wearing women

A baby vanished along with her parents in 1980. The parents were murdered, and their bodies were discovered in a wooded area in 1981. Now, 42 years after her disappearance, "Baby Holly" has been found in another state. However, there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the mystery.

Tina Gail Linn Clouse, Harold Dean Clouse Jr., and their newborn daughter moved in 1980 to Texas from New Smyrna Beach, Florida. To make the trip, Harold borrowed a sedan owned by his mother – Donna Casasanta.

Once the family set up their new life in a suburb outside of Dallas, Harold would send letters from their home in Lewisville. Suddenly, the letters stopped in October 1980.

Casasanta was deeply worried about her son and his missing family.

A few months after her son's disappearance, Casasanta received an anonymous phone call from a woman who claimed to have found the couple's car in Los Angeles, California.

The Houston Chronicle reported, "Three women dressed in white robes drove it back to Florida. They met at the Daytona Speedtrack late at night. The leader of the trio, 'Sister Susan,' told Casasanta that Dean had joined a cult, renounced his worldly possessions, and wanted nothing to do with his family or his past."

The women asked for money in exchange for the 1978 AMC Concord.

In 1981, the remains of Tina, 17, and Harold, 21, were found in a wooded area in Houston.

Investigators believe the couple was murdered – Harold was beaten to death and Tina was strangled to death. All that was left at the crime scene was a pair of green gym shorts and a bloody towel. There was no sign of Baby Holly.

Law enforcement officials believe that the couple was likely murdered between December 1980 and January 1981.

At the time, investigators did not know the identities of the bodies.

Then in 2021, the remains of the couple underwent genetic genealogy tests. The results found a DNA match to Harold's relatives in Kentucky – who then put them in touch with Casasanta’s daughter, Debbie Brooks. More than 40 years after their murder, the bodies were finally identified and the cold case was heating up.

"I totally lost it,” Casasanta said in January. "I kept praying for God to show me what happened and where he died, but I don't know why anyone would want to hurt my son and wife."

However, Baby Holly was still missing after 40 years.

On Thursday afternoon, the Texas Attorney General's Office held a news conference to give more details on the case and ask for the public's assistance in solving the murders.

First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster revealed that two members of a nomadic religious group brought Baby Holly to a church in Arizona. The women were dressed in white robes and did not wear shoes.

Webster said the religious members believed in the separation of men and women, only practiced a vegetarian lifestyle, and did not wear leather goods.

The church gave Holly to a family for adoption. The family that raised Holly are not suspects in the murders, according to authorities.

On Tuesday, the Texas Attorney General's office announced they had tracked down Holly Marie Clouse – now 42 years old and living in Oklahoma.

"I am extremely proud of the exceptional work done by my office's newly formed Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit," Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a press release. "My office diligently worked across state lines to uncover the mystery surrounding Holly's disappearance. We were successful in our efforts to locate her and reunite her with her biological family."

Casasanta said, "I prayed for more than 40 years for answers and the Lord has revealed some of it ... we have found Holly."

Casasanta said finding out Holly is alive was a "birthday present from heaven" since she found out on her slain son's birthday.

"Thank you to all of the investigators for working so hard to find Holly," the relieved grandmother expressed her gratitude. "I prayed for them day after day and that they would find Holly and she would be alright."

Holly's aunt – Cheryl Clouse – finally met her niece, and called it "such a blessing to be reassured that she is alright and has had a good life."

Despite the heartwarming reunion, there are several questions that remain.

Who killed Tina Gail Linn Clouse and Harold Dean Clouse Jr.?

Did the couple join a cult, and did it have anything to do with their murders?

Who were the three women in white robes who allegedly drove the car from California to Florida, and do they know anything about the murder of the couple?

Anyone with information about their deaths is asked to contact the Texas Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit at coldcaseunit@oag.texas.gov.

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