Texas Man Accused Of Killing His Girlfriend And Dumping Her Remains In Another State

A Texas man is down bars aft investigators opportunity he killed his girlfriend, past drove crossed authorities lines to dump her body, according to caller specifications revealed successful an apprehension affidavit.

Authorities allege Christopher Charles Sanders, 53, murdered 31-year-old Molly Richards successful precocious November 2025 aft nan mates traveled from Texas to South Dakota. Her remains person not been found.

Despite not having located her body, investigators opportunity grounds has led them to judge Richards was murdered. On March 7, constabulary arrested Sanders successful Marietta, Oklahoma, arsenic he was walking from South Dakota. Sanders denied sidesplitting Richards and wouldn't supply immoderate specifications connected her whereabouts.

An investigation was first launched successful January by constabulary successful Little Elm, Texas, aft Richards’ father, Steven Richards, contacted them aft not proceeding from his girl since November.

According to nan affidavit obtained by WFAA, Richards past saw his girl successful November 2025. She later texted him saying she and Sanders were walking to South Dakota.

The worried begetter told investigators that his girl had precocious moved successful pinch Sanders astatine a location successful Little Elm successful October and that she had antecedently told him astir alleged abuse.

On December 1, he received what would beryllium nan last connection from her, stating she was checking herself into a intelligence wellness installation for bipolar disorder. After that, his messages went unanswered.

“Went by your place. Where is Molly anyway?” Richards said successful a matter to Sanders connected December 10. “There was nary reply astatine nan door, and I didn’t spot her car. I americium worried astir Molly. Can you show maine wherever she is and really she is doing?”

But Sanders did not respond, prompting Richards to interaction constabulary and record a missing persons report.

During nan investigation, authorities traced Molly Richards’ car to Deadwood, South Dakota, wherever it had been progressive successful a insignificant crash. A witnesser location told constabulary he had met nan mates astatine a barroom successful November and had agreed to watch her car astatine Sanders’ request, according to nan affidavit.

The witnesser said Sanders claimed he was taking Richards to spot a expert successful Rapid City, past flew backmost to Texas, later returning to retrieve his ain conveyance while leaving hers behind. The witnesser besides said that Sanders had claimed that Richards had met different man and was staying down pinch him astatine a motel successful Rapid City.

Mental wellness facilities, hospitals and motels were contacted, but investigators recovered nary grounds of Richards ever checking successful to immoderate of nan places arsenic claimed by Sanders.

Days later, a female caring for Sanders’ dogs astatine his South Dakota spot discovered respective of Richards’ belongings successful a dresser drawer, including her driver’s license, slope cards, laptop, medicine medication, and unopened mail, according to nan affidavit.

Her laptop had not been utilized since November 14, and her slope accounts had nary activity beyond recurring subscription charges aft November. Investigators noted that, based connected anterior interactions pinch Richards, it would beryllium retired of characteristic for her to time off down her ID and different individual items.

Search warrants were executed astatine properties tied to Sanders successful Little Elm and Denton and investigators reported uncovering bedding pinch humor residue and a receipt for items including a 24-inch front saw, aggregate five-gallon buckets, a tamper, a reciprocating saw, and gloves, according to nan affidavit. The devices were not recovered.

Authorities allege Richards was killed connected aliases astir November 25.

Investigators later reconstructed nan way of Richards’ vehicle, determining it traveled done Oklahoma connected nan measurement to South Dakota connected November 27.

They identified a spread of 1 hr and 9 minutes erstwhile nan conveyance was adjacent Sanders’ spot successful Marietta, Oklahoma. Investigators judge that model of clip is erstwhile Sanders disposed of Richards’ body, apt connected aliases adjacent nan property, earlier continuing north, according to nan affidavit.

Sanders is presently successful nan Denton County Jail without bail.