Murder charge dismissed for Hockley Co. man accused of killing ex-wife

LUBBOCK, Texas — Court documents from Hockley County on Monday showed a man accused of killing his ex-wife more than 30 years ago, Ricky Don Henderson, 62, had his murder charge dismissed due to “insufficient evidence.”

A motion to dismiss, filed Friday, stated, “The State reserves the right to re-represent this case to a grand jury at a later time.”

EverythingLubbock.com previously reported Stephanie Henderson, 21, of San Angelo, was reported missing from her Levelland home on November 27, 1993, after asking her grandmother to come pick her up. When her grandmother arrived, Stephanie was gone. Ricky Don told Stephanie’s grandmother that she was in Hobbs with some friends, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public safety in 2020.

An indictment previously stated Ricky was accused of killing Stephanie by “unknown means.” Her body has not been located.

Ricky was named as a person of interest in the 2018 death of his girlfriend, Jeannie Quinn, 20. Quinn was reported missing from Levelland on April 15. Her body was found hanging in a wooded area on April 17 in Abilene.

Ricky is currently in custody for unrelated drug charges.

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