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Texas authorities believe Lincoln man accused in Lovers Lane murders took his own life

LORI PILGER and ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star
Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026 Updated 24 mins ago
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Parrott's car in 1990 — The Harris County District Attorney's Office on Friday released photos of the Chevy that Floyd Parrott drove in 1990, saying he had posed as law enforcement and may have the night of the double killing for which he now stands accused.
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LORI PILGER and ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star

A Lincoln man who was arrested last month and was awaiting extradition in connection with a double slaying in Houston in 1990 has died, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says.

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Floyd Parrott, 3.26 — Floyd Parrott appears for an arraignment hearing at the Lancaster County Courthouse on March 26. He was awaiting extradition to Texas when he was found dead in his cell in Lincoln on Tuesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo

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Floyd Parrott Briefing — Lancaster County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ben Houchin speaks alongside Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon on Tuesday at the Hall of Justice during a briefing on the in-custody death of Floyd Parrott. Parrott, who was accused in the notorious Lovers Lane double homicide in Houston, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Lancaster County Jail on Tuesday.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

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