The Unsolved Murder of Linda Muegge

Fifty-five-year-old Linda Muegge lived alone at 506 Franklin Street, Fredericksburg, Texas. She’d owned and ran a catering business out of her home called ‘The Peasant Kitchen’. On May 14, 2007, Linda was brutally murdered in her living room — and her killer set the house on fire. It was a horrific crime, one that is still unsolved to this day.

On May 14, 2007, Linda Muegge had gone to a yoga class. Her neighbours saw her come back home at 5:30 PM. At 8 PM, Linda’s neighbours called the fire department to report that the woman’s house was on fire. The firemen found Linda’s burned body on the property — and as it was clear that she’d been murdered, they called the police.

Linda’s burnt body had been lying facedown on the floor, covered in debris from the ceiling that had fallen in. When the authorities investigated the crime scene, they tried to learn how the fire had started. Some had theorized that it’d been because of Linda’s gas stove — which she used for her catering business. But this turned out to be untrue. They determined that the fire had been set by an accelerant. They’d also discovered the murder weapon — a knife — in the living room, where the fire had started. Linda’s underwear had been yanked down to her knees — although it didn’t appear that she’d been sexually assaulted. Linda’s purse, containing a great deal of money, was found in the house…