Murders of Sally McNelly and Shane Stewart

Murders of Sally McNelly and Shane Stewart
Date July 4, 1988
Location Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates 31°23′N 100°29′W / 31.383°N 100.483°W / 31.383; -100.483Coordinates: 31°23′N 100°29′W / 31.383°N 100.483°W / 31.383; -100.483
Type Homicide
Deaths Sally Ann McNelly
Shane Paul Stewart
Missing July 7, 1988

Sally Ann McNelly (March 26, 1970 – July 4, 1988)[1] and Shane Paul Stewart (August 5, 1971 – July 4, 1988)[2] were two teenagers who were murdered near Lake Nasworthy in San Angelo, Texas after spending the evening watching a fireworks display on the Fourth of July in 1988.[3] Their murders, which remain unsolved, were attributed to rumors of a Satanic cult in which they both were involved.

The case received national attention among the Satanic panic phenomenon of the 1980s, and was profiled in national media as well as on Unsolved Mysteries.

Background

Sally and Shane were both teenagers from San Angelo, Texas, who began dating in 1987 while in high school.[3] After a prolonged breakup, they reunited on the evening of July 4, 1988, and made plans to watch the annual firework show at Lake Nasworthy. During their relationship, Sally's friends had witnessed her attending parties with occult activities and where black magic was being practiced; they alleged that she and Shane had been involved with a Satanic cult.[3] In March 1988, Sally and Shane turned a gun over to local police, claiming that they had been given it by a member of the cult and told it had been used in a murder-robbery.[3] Police searched its serial number, and discovered it had been reported stolen.[3]

On the evening of July 4, 1988, Sally and Shane were seen alone on the shore of Lake Nasworthy before midnight by a fisherman offshore.[4] On July 7, they both were reported as missing persons.[4]

Discovery of bodies

On November 11, 1988, Sally's remains were found off FM 584, roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) south of where they were last seen, near the Twin Buttes Reservoir's South Pool.[4] Three days later, on November 14, Shane's remains were discovered in the same vicinity. According to their autopsies, they had both died from shotgun blasts to the head.[3] The case remains unsolved.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Sally Ann McNelly". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  2. "Shane Paul Stewart". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sally McNelly & Shane Stewart: Is a satanic cult to blame for the murder of two Texas teens?". Unsolved.com. ABC Networks. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 McDaniel, Matt (July 2, 2014). "Sheriff's Office Announces Developments in 26-Year-Old Double Homicide". San Angelo Live. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  5. Eady, Kera (February 8, 2016). "DPS Needs Help in San Angelo Double Murder". CBS7. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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