Teenage Girl and Boyfriend Charged with Capital Murder in Grandmother's Death

A teenage girl and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of her grandmother. The grandmother, Tammy King, was found dead in her Galveston County home on February 6th. Her body was discovered by a neighbor who had not heard from her since the night before.

According to court documents, King's body was found nude with a possible gunshot wound. Her possessions were strewn haphazardly around her home, and guns were missing from her safe.

Police believe that King was killed on the morning of February 5th after an argument with her granddaughter, Tara King, about not wanting to go to school that day. Investigators were led to Tammy's bank records by a restaurant receipt from the night before. The records showed that five $500 transactions were transferred to Tara's Cash App account. There were also failed attempts to transfer $5,000 and $20,000.

Further investigation revealed that an "unknown person" had linked a bank account to Tammy's Cash App account and that additional payments had previously been made to Tara totaling $760.

Police then visited the home of Urick's mother, though neither he nor Tara were there. According to KHOU, the teen's mother said Tara "hated" her grandma, and had recently stated she wanted her to die because she wouldn't allow Urick to stay over at the house. She also said she believed her son was capable of murder. The boy's stepfather agreed, adding that Urick displayed "violent tendencies."

Police were then contacted by multiple people who said they had been approached by the teens over Instagram, offering money in exchange for help leaving the state. According to the documents, a man called GCSO to report that Tara had contacted him on Instagram asking for a ride to Wyoming for $300. He said Tara asked if Urick could store guns in the trunk because they were "sentimental" to him.

Another man contacted the League City Police Department to report that the teens had stayed with him for a few days after also reaching out on Instagram. He said when they arrived, they cut and dyed their hair and later offered him money to drive them to Illinois, Wyoming or Idaho. He told detectives the couple had six guns and had tried to sell them.

Though Tara later told another woman, via Instagram, that they were in Dallas, the pair was eventually located and arrested in Laredo, on February 9th.