Longtime friend of Mary Moore Searight wants justice in decades

AUSTIN, Texas - A longtime friend of a woman who left her mark on Austin's greenspaces wants justice to be served in a decades-old murder case.

Mary Moore Searight played a big role in Austin's history, and the suspect's murder charge is working its way through the court system.

Longtime friend speaks on Mary Searight

Barbara Simota met Searight in the 1980s and says she was passionate about land conservation and animals. She describes her as a sharp, educated woman.

"I have always mourned her passing. I mean, everybody dies. In such a way, it was problematic for me," Simota said.

The two lived down the street from each other. They connected through their love of dogs.

" Mary was a charming, sophisticated, very bright woman and she was a horsewoman. She always had horses, she part