Friendswood, TX (KTRK) – Police say the man who was found dead near the front door of his Friendswood home days after his murder has been identified as 51-year-old Christopher Todd Starling.
The video above is from a previous report.
Police said Starling was found dead on Monday at his 400-block home on Oak Vista Drive.
In addition to identifying the body, police said Starling’s vehicle, a white 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck, was found in a Houston wrecker’s warehouse Monday night. Authorities had earlier identified it as a vehicle of interest, which was captured in a surveillance video leaving Starling’s home. His car was towed to the Friendswood Police Department Tuesday morning for evidence.
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The house where Starling was found is the same house where a dead woman was also found in May 2021.
Friendswood Police confirmed Margaret Starling died of natural causes, but said something suspicious may have happened to the man who then moved into the house.
The Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office said Christopher Starling had a head injury consistent with foul play. Police said they believe he died inside the house for several days before being discovered.
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