Zachary Harper charged with 2007 murder of Yosheka Jarmon

Zachary Harper, 47, has been charged with the 2007 murder of his then-girlfriend, Yosheka Jarmon, in Houston, Texas. The charge resolves a cold case that remained unsolved for nearly two decades.

According to the Houston Police Department, Jarmon was found dead on September 15, 2007, inside her apartment. Investigators determined she had been strangled with an electrical cord and had sustained a slash wound to her arm. Witnesses had reported seeing a man matching Harper’s description near the apartment at the time of the incident, and the victim’s vehicle was later recovered near a location where Harper was staying.

Detectives noted a history of family violence between the two and cited new evidence and testing as reasons for the recent filing of charges. Harper is currently being held in the Harris County Jail on separate murder charges related to the September 2023 death of Armin Mirazimi. He has been denied bond.