Evening Roundup: Irvin video released, Dallas Zoo mystery unraveled, D-FW apartment conditions

Also, the Cowboys acquire All-Pro CB Stephon Gilmore from Indianapolis Colts. [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [A drawn collage includes a sign for the Dallas zoo, multiple animals, a torn cage and the faces of two people.]( Graphics by Michael Hogue/Staff Artist. How the Dallas Zoo mystery unraveled]( It was an early morning in the second week of January — Friday the 13th — when the Dallas Zoo reported Nova, a 4-year-old clouded leopard, was unaccounted for during what should have been a routine morning headcount. A minute became half an hour, and passive hope became urgency. Always a pair, Nova and sister Luna were brought to the Dallas Zoo two years ago by way of Houston, as part of an elaborate survival plan to sustain the declining population. Now one of them was gone. Was she taken? Lisa Van Slett wondered. The zoo she loved was about to become an international curiosity. The bewildering discoveries that would follow over the next three weeks — escalating to dead and stolen animals — would keep Van Slett and the rest of the staff up at night, wrestling with innuendos of an “inside job.” [Even after an arrest, the mystery would linger](, exposing plenty about what we value and whom we trust. A clouded leopard was loose, but who was really in danger? [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Watch: Michael Irvin releases surveillance video, refiles lawsuit vs. Marriott in Arizona]( Irvin’s legal team in his $100 million lawsuit against the hotel chain showed the video, which leaves room for [...] [Man accused in Dallas Zoo crimes indicted on felony charges]( A Dallas County grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday morning against Davion Dwight Irvin, 24, on two [...] [‘We are not scared anymore’: Dallas tenants counter ‘unbearable’ conditions at apartments]( Residents from apartments in the Bachman Lake area and housing advocacy organizations will meet with the city [...] [Texas Rep. Matt Shaheen asks TEA to investigate Frisco trustees]( Texas Rep. Matt Shaheen asks TEA to investigate Frisco trustees [12+ essential Dallas pizzas to try for Pi Day]( From white clams to brisket and butter chicken, diversity is D-FW’s strength. [READ MORE NEWS](   Looking for more of the latest insights and top stories? We've got you covered. Become a member of The Dallas Morning News. [Join today](.   ADVERTISEMENT   BUSINESS [Edgemere nears end of yearlong bankruptcy, promises to refund residents]( The Dallas luxury retirement community plans to sell the majority of its assets to a new owner and switch to a [...] [Southwest Airlines details plan to prevent another winter meltdown]( The three-part plan focuses on improving winter operations, accelerating operational investments and [...] [Can you live on Social Security benefits and nothing else in Texas?]( A “Living Wage” is the income it takes to make ends meet in different places. It’s nowhere near Easy Street or [...] SPORTS [Dallas Cowboys acquire All-Pro CB Stephon Gilmore from Indianapolis Colts]( Dallas will be his fourth team in as many years, but the Cowboys now have another top corner to pair opposite [...] [Dallas Cowboys, LB Leighton Vander Esch agree to two-year, $11 million contract]( Vander Esch reclaimed his career in 2021 and built on that this past season. [‘No one’s dying’: Why Jason Kidd’s comment is at the center of Mavericks’ real problem]( The Mavericks are traveling down the same path charted by the Atlanta Hawks. The Mavs really don’t want to [...] CRIME [11-year-old was fatally shot by mom’s ex-boyfriend in North Dallas, affidavit says]( Woman's ex-boyfriend fired multiple shots into bedroom where she and her 11-year-old son were in North Dallas, [...] [Police identify victims in northwest Dallas apartment shooting that left 4 dead]( The fatal shooting occurred early Sunday at the Arlo Apartment Homes complex, police said. [1 teen, 2 horses dead after car crashes into riders in southeast Oak Cliff]( About 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the intersection of South Great Trinity Forest Way and [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023