The 2002 death of Frank Weiss is now tied to two murder arrests after years without charges.
FRISCO, Texas — An arrest affidavit in a 24-year-old Texas cold case describes a body wrapped in black bags, sandbags taped to the legs, a .38 caliber firearm and an alleged claim that the victim had gone to Cancun.
The affidavit allegations are now part of a case that has produced two arrests. Lisa Honrud, 55, was arrested April 20 on a murder warrant in the death of her husband, Frank Weiss. Keith Hart, 57, was arrested May 8 on a murder warrant in the same case. Frisco police say both arrests are connected to Weiss, a Plano resident found dead near Lake Lewisville in 2002.
The physical evidence described in the affidavit begins at the lake. Weiss’ body was discovered two days after investigators say he and Honrud went to dinner on June 2, 2002. The affidavit says the body had been placed in black bags, tied with rope and weighted down with sandbags attached to the legs by duct tape. Police believe Weiss had been shot with a .38 caliber firearm before the body was dumped in Lake Lewisville within Frisco city limits. The document does not say the case was solved in 2002. Instead, the same details became part of a cold case that remained open for more than two decades.
The firearm allegation comes through a witness who later spoke with detectives. According to the affidavit, the witness told investigators that the witness had given Honrud a .38 caliber revolver before Weiss disappeared. The witness later learned Weiss had been killed with a .38 and confronted Honrud about the gun. Investigators wrote that Honrud replied, “we got rid of it,” and said it had been thrown from a bridge over Joe Pool Lake. Police have not said publicly whether investigators found the gun, tested any related evidence or tied the weapon to Hart.
Another part of the affidavit focuses on what was allegedly said after Weiss was gone. Investigators wrote that Honrud told Weiss’ daughter, Carla Weiss, that her father had gone to Cancun and did not want to be bothered. Police now allege he had not gone to Mexico and was already dead. That alleged statement matters because it is part of what investigators view as conduct after the killing. It also gave the family a false explanation at a time when they were looking for Weiss and did not yet have the answers police say they have developed now.
The weeks before Weiss died also appear in the record. According to the affidavit, Weiss had asked for an annulment and Honrud had signed and agreed to it. He also changed the beneficiary on his life insurance about a month before he was killed, naming Carla Weiss as the sole beneficiary. Investigators have not said whether Honrud knew about the beneficiary change. Those facts do not prove the murder charge on their own, but they give prosecutors a timeline of marital conflict, financial paperwork and final movements before the body was found.
The affidavit became public after Frisco police announced Honrud’s arrest. The department said detectives obtained a warrant through modern technology, investigative techniques and new information from a key witness. Officials did not explain which piece of evidence was decisive. Chief David Shilson said the Weiss family had waited 24 years for answers and called Honrud’s arrest an important step toward justice. Police thanked the Waxahachie Police Department for helping take Honrud into custody.
Hart’s arrest changed the public shape of the case. On May 8, Frisco police said Hart, also of Waxahachie, had been arrested on a murder warrant connected to the same cold case. The department said investigators had continued to make significant progress because of time, commitment and cooperation by key witnesses. Shilson said the second arrest moved the case closer to closure. Police did not release an affidavit for Hart in the public statement, did not identify his alleged role and did not say how long he had been under investigation.
The two arrests also place the case in the courts after years as an investigative file. A murder warrant requires probable cause, but the state still has to prove its case in court. Prosecutors may rely on the affidavit, witness statements, physical evidence, records from 2002 and any testing completed later. Defense attorneys can challenge the age of the case, the memory of witnesses, the chain of custody for evidence and the meaning of the alleged statements. Police have not publicly said whether Honrud or Hart has entered a plea.
Carla Weiss has responded with grief and memory. She called her father a wonderful man and recalled that he carried her on his shoulders for hours so she could ride the pink Dumbo ride. She said he DJ’d her 16th birthday party and was known by her friends as Daddy Frank. Her statement gave the case a personal frame beyond the black bags, rope, sandbags and warrant language. It also showed what the family says was lost when Weiss died in 2002.
Investigators have asked people with information about the killing or related offenses to contact Frisco police. The department has not said whether the case is complete after Hart’s arrest. As of May 23, Honrud and Hart remain the two people publicly named by police, and the next details are expected in court filings or further police releases.
Author note: Last updated May 23, 2026.