(Seguin) — The 27 year anniversary of the death of a Seguin woman has prompted another look into her murder case.
Sgt. Robert Murphy, of the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office special investigations/cold case unit, say on Aug. 18, 1992, deputies responded to the area of FM 775 and Partnership Road for a report of a body lying beside the roadway. They say when they arrived, deputies found Toni Ann Ackerman, 26, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds lying in the bar ditch on the side of the roadway. Murphy says Ackerman was still alive, but succumbed to her wounds before she was able to give any information on who her killer might have been.
“It was a rural part of the county. It was at 775 and Partnership Road which back in 1992, we had far fewer people in the county so it was even less traveled than it is today and a passerby actually found her and drove back home and called 911 because cell phones weren’t really available back then so they had to use actual landline telephones to make the phone call,” said Murphy.
Ackerman had been last seen on Kingsbury Street in Seguin near the R&R Grocery store on that Aug. 18. She is described as having been 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 105 pounds. She had blue eyes, and brown hair. At the time of her death, she was wearing black boots, a red skirt, and a purple top.
Murphy says the woman was a long-time resident of the city of Seguin at the time of her death. The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding the killer or killers responsible for her death. Murphy says they would like to bring closure to the family of Toni Ann Ackerman — a family who has spent these last decades looking for an answer. Murphy says the case has gone cold as all investigative leads have been exhausted.
“That’s why the sheriff has a cold case unit so that these people are not forgotten. We have talked to friends and family and people and at this point, we are reaching out to the folks who were in Seguin back in 1992 who knew Toni — who may have just that little tiny piece of information that would help us to solve this case,” said Murphy.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office or the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers Cold Case Team. Those wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to contact the Guadalupe County Crime Stoppers at 877-403-TIPS (8477). They can also submit a tip online at ww.gccsTIPS.org or P3 Tips App. All information received through Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous.