Steven Felts’ Cold Justice Update: Did His Wife Get Away With Murder?
Nearly 30 years after Steven Felts was executed in his own home—three bullets to the skull, his toddler daughter sleeping steps away—the Cold Justice team is still chasing the truth. And the prime suspect? His widow, Linette Felts, who’s spent decades dodging justice. Here’s the explosive update that’ll make you question: How is this woman still free?
The Blood Money Trail: A Wife’s Lies Unravel
Let’s cut through the bullshit. On October 15, 1996, Steven Felts—a man who’d secretly recorded himself fearing his wife’s “gun”—was slaughtered like prey. Linette’s story? A flimsy fast-food alibi and a sob story about “stolen guns.” But forensics don’t lie: Steven was dead for three hours before she dialed 911. Three. Hours. Where was she really?
The smoking guns?
- A $300K Life Insurance Payout: Linette cashed in weeks after his death. Coincidence? Please.
- The Pawn Shop Connection: Her shady associate’s buddy pawned the murder weapons. Both men are now conveniently dead.
- The Secret Divorce Plot: Steven’s lawyer warned him Linette was “dangerous”—right before he moved money to shield it from her.
This isn’t a whodunit. It’s a “she-did-it.”
Cold Justice Exposes the Cover-Up
When Kelly Siegler’s team ripped open this case in 2021, they didn’t find clues—they found a decades-long cover-up.
- Linette’s Timeline? Debunked. Dr. Kathryn Pinneri torched her alibi: lividity doesn’t fade for narcissistic lies.
- The “Stolen” Guns? A Farce. Ballistics matched weapons tied to Linette’s circle. But with witnesses dead, the trail’s ice cold.
- Family Betrayal: Steven’s sister Mona bluntly told Siegler: “She took everything. Even his daughter.”
Yet Linette—now a 57-year-old hairdresser in Rosenberg—still plays the grieving widow. How’s that for audacity?
2025’s Infuriating Update: Justice Delayed…Again
Here’s the kicker: Prosecutors admit there’s enough evidence to charge Linette. So why hasn’t she been arrested? Blame “COVID delays” and “lost evidence”—excuses that reek of bureaucratic cowardice.
Meanwhile:
- Linette lives free, unbothered, while Steven’s family screams into the void.
- The Cold Justice episode “Deadly Premonition” lays out a damning case… yet Texas drags its feet.
- Online sleuths rage: “She’s guilty as sin. When do we stop letting killers win?”
The Ugly Truth About Cold Cases
Steven’s story isn’t a mystery—it’s a mirror. It forces us to ask: How many killers walk free because the system fails? How many Linettes out there smirk at their victims’ families, knowing time erases accountability?
The Cold Justice team hasn’t quit. Steven’s daughter, now grown, deserves answers. And Linette? She deserves a cell.
Wake Up, Fort Bend County.
This isn’t just a cold case—it’s a stain on Texas justice. Watch “Deadly Premonition” (Oxygen), share this story, and demand action. Because if we stay silent, we’re complicit.