The Museum District high-rise where University of Houston professor Stefan Andersson was stabbed 25 times with a stiletto heel in 2013 — a nationally covered murder trial
1701 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004
Research updated June 2026
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Public sidewalk drive-by only. This is a private residential building; do not enter without an invitation from a resident.
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Paved sidewalk along Hermann Drive; exterior viewing from public street.
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June 9, 2013: Stefan Andersson killed with stiletto heel at this address · Ana Trujillo convicted of murder March 2014; sentenced to life in prison · Nationally covered case due to unusual murder weapon · Defendant's self-defense claim rejected by jury after under three hours of deliberation
Stefan Andersson was a Swedish-born academic affiliated with the University of Houston, where he held a research position. Ana Trujillo, his girlfriend, had a documented history of conflicts with previous partners. The two lived together at The Parklane, a mid-rise apartment building on Hermann Drive adjacent to Houston's Museum District.
On the night of June 9, 2013, Trujillo attacked Andersson in their apartment. She stabbed him repeatedly with the heel of a blue suede stiletto shoe — the heel measured approximately 5.5 inches — inflicting 25 wounds, most to his head and neck. Andersson died at the scene. Trujillo called 911 and remained at the apartment.
At trial in March 2014, Trujillo's defense team argued that Andersson had been the aggressor and that Trujillo had used the shoe heel in self-defense. Prosecutors presented evidence of prior violence by Trujillo in relationships and disputed the self-defense framing. The jury convicted Trujillo of murder after deliberating for less than three hours. Judge Brian Rains sentenced her to life in prison.
The case attracted national media attention because of the unusual nature of the murder weapon. ABC13, CultureMap Houston, and Texas Monthly all covered the trial in depth. The Museum District address — a few blocks from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and Hermann Park — became briefly notable as the location of one of the more sensational Houston homicides of the 2010s.
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The Parklane building on Hermann Drive is not the subject of paranormal investigation reports or ghost-tour coverage. Its dark-tourism significance is straightforwardly documentary: a nationally covered killing occurred at a specific address, and the case was fully prosecuted to conviction.
The ABC13 and CultureMap Houston coverage contemporaneous with the 2013 killing and the 2014 trial documented the address, the circumstances of the crime, and the conviction of Ana Trujillo. Texas Monthly's 'High Heel Homicide' feature added narrative depth to the case's social context.
For true crime visitors, the address is significant as a verifiable location tied to a documented, adjudicated killing rather than as an actively haunted site. The building is a private residential high-rise; no on-site activity is appropriate beyond exterior viewing from the public street.
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The Parklane high-rise at 1701 Hermann Drive is where Ana Trujillo stabbed Stefan Andersson 25 times with a stiletto heel on June 9, 2013. The building is a private residential tower; the sidewalk and street exterior are publicly accessible.
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