Authorities in Henderson County have arrested a 25-year-old man in the 2018 shooting deaths of a father and his teenage daughter, ending a seven-year cold case through new evidence and interagency cooperation.
Lance Kaeden Rains faces a capital murder charge in the killings of Gabriel McBride, 47, and Beverly McBride, 17, at their home on Woodridge West in Chandler. He is being held in the Henderson County Jail on a $2 million bond set by 392nd Judicial District Judge Scott McKee.
Deputies found Beverly McBride dead from a gunshot wound on December 10, 2018. Her father was discovered alive but critically injured and was airlifted to UT Health Tyler, where he later died.
Sheriff Botie Hillhouse attributed the breakthrough to ongoing detective efforts, fresh forensic analysis, and emerging witness details, along with assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Henderson County District Attorney’s Office, Henderson County Attorney’s Office, Midwest City Police Department in Oklahoma, and community members.
“Our investigators never stopped working for this family,” Hillhouse said. “Time does not diminish our commitment to justice, and today’s arrest is proof that we will pursue the truth for as long as it takes.”
Officials have not disclosed a motive for the slayings. The capital murder charge could result in life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty.