Wife and Accomplice Charged in 24-Year-Old Texas Lake Murder

Cold Case Breakthrough Decades in the Making

Twenty-four years after Frank Weiss was found shot dead near Lake Lewisville, Texas authorities have finally cracked the cold case that stunned the community. The arrest comes 24 years after Weiss was killed and just two weeks after his wife at the time, Lisa Honrud, was also arrested in the case , followed by Keith Hart was taken into custody Friday morning in Waxahachie on a murder warrant in connection with the death of Frank Weiss .

Frank Weiss — a veteran, businessman and father who was living in Plano at the time of his death — had been shot twice in the chest with a .38 caliber gun . The authorities mentioned that Weiss's body was wrapped in black bags, tied up with rope and weighted down with sandbags duct taped to its legs . The gruesome discovery in June 2002 launched an investigation that would span more than two decades.

Through advancements in investigative techniques, modern technology, and new information from a key witness, detectives were able to obtain an arrest warrant . The breakthrough came when a team of six detectives with Frisco police's Crimes Against Persons Unit reopened the case and began re-interviewing witnesses, including Honrud and Hart .

A Marriage in Turmoil

The investigation revealed a troubled marriage on the verge of collapse. The police say Weiss had asked for an annulment before he was murdered, which Honrud signed and agreed to . The affidavit states Weiss had documented infidelity in their marriage, and was taking steps towards separating from Honrud, who signed a marriage annulment on May 31, 2002 .

The timeline becomes even more suspicious when examining the final days. Honrud moved out of Weiss' house with the help of Hart on June 1, 2002, which was one day before the last time Frank Weiss was seen alive . Investigators learned Lisa and Frank went to dinner on June 2nd, 2002, and this was the last time anyone saw Frank alive .

After Weiss disappeared, Lisa spoke with Frank's daughter on the phone and told her he went to Cancun and did not want to be bothered . Meanwhile, Weiss reportedly submitted a change of beneficiary for his life insurance just a month before he was killed, naming his daughter as the sole beneficiary .

Key Witness Breaks the Case

The investigation took a dramatic turn when a key witness came forward with crucial information. The case was reopened and the witness told detectives that after learning Weiss had been murdered with a .38 caliber, he confronted Lisa Honrud regarding the revolver he'd given her . The affidavit said Lisa told the witnesss, "we got rid of it" by throwing it off the bridge over Joe Pool Lake .

A key witness told investigators Honrud admitted to giving the gun used in the alleged crime to Hart, who threw it into Joe Pool Lake . This revelation provided the missing link that connected both suspects to the murder weapon's disposal.

Now with the arrest of Lisa, the amount of information that is coming by new key witnesses and people who are back in 2002 didn't have a way to communicate, but now through social media, people who knew them are now able to speak up . Lisa and Keith, they corroborated. Same set of facts, and because of that, it has linked him to the murder and his involvement .

Justice After Two Decades

For Frank Weiss's daughter Carla, the arrests brought a mixture of relief and grief. Hope is a funny thing. Hope has a way of strangling you, and so, at some point, I have probably accepted that there will never be an answer . She described her father as someone who put me on his shoulders for three hours to ride the pink dumbo because no other color would do. The kind of guy who DJ'd my 16th birthday party and all my friends knew as Daddy Frank .

Frisco Police stated they expect more arrests in connection to the case to be made soon , suggesting the investigation may not be complete. The case demonstrates how modern technology and persistent detective work can breathe new life into cold cases, offering hope to families who have waited decades for answers. As social media and digital communication continue to evolve, they're creating new pathways for witnesses to come forward, potentially solving crimes that once seemed unsolvable.