The Brutal Murder of Angela Desiree Kelly

More than four decades have passed since the brutal murder of Angela Desiree Kelly, and yet—her case remains unsolved. Her story, like too many others, has faded from headlines. But for her family and community, the pain has never disappeared.

On the morning of March 28, 1979, Angela’s body was discovered along the southbound lanes of Red Bluff Road in Pasadena, Texas. Her hands were bound behind her back. She had been strangled. A calculated, cold act of violence. She was just 19 years old.

Angela's death was ruled a homicide by the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office. But even with interviews, tips, and time, the truth has never fully come to light. No one has been held responsible.

And yet, someone out there knows something.

Angela was not just another name in a cold case file. She was a daughter, a friend—a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. Today, we remember her not for how she was found, but for the justice that has yet to come.

This is her story. And we won’t stop telling it until someone finally does the right thing.

Angela Desiree Kelly deserves justice.
Every girl does.