The 17-year-old North Texas man charged with killing his 6-year-old neighbor left a sealed envelope inside his house addressed to his mother with the words, “I love you, I’m sorry,” according to a search warrant released late Friday.
The envelope was among many items seized from the home of Tyler Holder, 17, who lived two doors down from 6-year-old Alanna Gallagher in Saginaw, a Fort Worth suburb.
Police also reported finding white towels with red blood, a girl's necklace, and children's clothing, according to the warrant.
Holder is suspected of sexually assaulting and suffocating the 6-year-old and is charged with capital murder. He is also charged with attempted capital murder in the shooting of an Arlington police detective.
Police said Holder pulled out a gun when officers went to arrest him at his home Tuesday morning. He was shot in the head, and the Arlington officer who was part of a multiagency task force was wounded in the leg.
Both remain hospitalized.
Red duct tape was among the other items found in Holder’s house.
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Investigators have said red duct tape was found on Gallagher’s body when she was found July 1 with several plastic bags around her head. Her body was wrapped in a tarp.
Her body was found in a residential street about a mile from her home about five hours after she disappeared.
