Nearly a month after a Texas mother’s disappearance, police charged a man, who said he was buying her home from her, for allegedly killing her.
According to Fox 26, 2-year-old Donald Lee Hassler has been charged him with capital murder in connection with the death Sheryl Siddall, 57, who vanished after last speaking with her family on September 11.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members asked deputies for a welfare check September 18, at Siddall’s home off Horseshoe Lake Estates in Liberty County. At the residence, the deputy was met by Hassler, who told him he’d known Siddall for two years, was buying her home, and that she had left to visit a sister in Oklahoma.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hassler then “gave permission” for the deputy to look inside the home, but when he found what “what appeared to be blood stains on the floor in the kitchen, some on the cabinet and possibly a few on the ceiling,” the deputy backed out of the house and called investigators, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office Captain David Meyers said.
Siddall’s family told investigators they didn’t know Hassler and had no knowledge of his relationship with Siddall. They also said she doesn’t have a sister in Oklahoma, although her daughter lives there.
Meyers said all of Sidall’s belonging were left behind at her home, including her purse, wallet, keys, identification, and phone.
Following his arrest, Hassler reportedly refused to talk about Slidall or anything to do with her disappearance.
“We still want to find Siddall, and we will not give up until we do!” Meyers emphasized. “We want to help bring some sort of closure to her family. They are already in talks of having a memorial service for her soon.”
In addition to capital murder, Hassler is also facing a felon in possession of firearms charges as well as a parole violation.
“Mr. Hassler is on parole, and I believe the parole is for burglary or habitation. He has several burglary charges on his record, and we confiscated or seized numerous weapons that he states belong to him,” Meyers said last month.
Hassler remains behind bars at the Liberty County jail, without bail. Check back for updates.
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[Feature Photo: Sheryl Sidall/Handout]
