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Harris County Sheriff’s investigators believe they caught the man who killed Joel Osteen’s great aunt, Johnnie Daniels.

Edric Carmichael Wilson, 29, is charged with capital murder.

Sheriff’s officials said Wilson appears to be a crack addict with a long criminal history.

They said he was already in custody after a traffic violation and car chase Sept. 4.

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Edric Carmichael Wilson

Wilson was singled out after his DNA as put into a national DNA data base and officials got a hit.

It was Wilson’s DNA that was reportedly found under Daniels' finger nails after her body was found inside her

East Harris County home at 13200 Forest Knoll.

“Obviously she did put up a fight. He did beat her with a claw hammer. She was severely beaten. Her face was just completely mangled," said Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas.

It happened August 17. Officials said Wilson rifled Daniels' pockets before leaving.

“We surmised that she probably scratched him. It appears to be as you see on these mug shots that when he was put in jail in September there appear to be some scratches on his face. That could very well be where the finger nail scrapings came from.”

Daniels' neighbors watched out for her, but they hadn’t seen her in a couple of days so they decided to check on her.

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84-year-old Johnnie Daniels

"It's hard to believe," said Vicky Racard, a neighbor in the Royal Wood subdivision. "I've lived in Royal Wood for 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened."

Officials said Wilson may also be responsible for another stabbing at 14300 Laredo.

They said Wilson may also be the person who robbed a gas station on the south loop and Wayside August 14.

If Wilson is convicted of the Daniels murder he could be sentenced to death.