Reece, a confessed serial killer already on Oklahoma death row, could plead guilty next week to the murders of 12-year-old Laura Smither and 20-year-old Kelli Cox.
A major development is in the works in the Houston-area murder cases filed against confessed serial killer William Reece that may end 25 years of uncertainty for three Texas families.
Reece's attorney, Anthony Osso, downplayed the development, saying,"not all is resolved" and"we are still working toward plea deals." Reece was indicted in 2016 for the murders of Laura Smither, 12, of Friendswood; Jessica Cain, 20, of Tiki Island; and Kelli Cox, 17, of Denton, after a confession and a deal that if he led investigators to the bodies of Cain and Cox, he would not face the death penalty in Texas.Meantime, DNA linked Reece to the murder of Tiffany Johnston in Oklahoma. She was also murdered in 1997. Reece was already serving a 60-year sentence for kidnapping in Texas.