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36 YEARS LATER: Who killed Rickey Herriage?

On March 8, 1987, the body of 29-year-old Rickey Herriage was discovered near Athens under a bridge on the Old Malakoff Highway, just west of the "Thunder Bridge."

HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas — **EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from March 2019.

Thirty-six years later and still no answers.

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that would help solve the murder of Rickey Herriage.

On March 8, 1987, around 1 p.m. the body of then-29-year-old Herriage was discovered near Athens under a bridge on Old Malakoff Highway, just west of the "Thunder Bridge." Officials say he had been shot numerous times. The Henderson County Sheriff's Office says it's still unknown where Herriage was murdered.

When Herriage was killed, the left behind a daughter and stepson. If alive today, Herriage would have four grandchildren, five step-grandchildren an a great grandson.

If you have any information on Herriage's murder, please call Henderson County Crimestoppers at (800) 545-8477 to be eligible for the $5,000 reward being offered by crimestoppers. The remaining $15,000 will be paid by family and friends of Herriage.

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