‘Shane and Sally,’ Episode 7: “The Cold Case”
A series of unsolved attacks presents a new theory, and investigators weigh the possibility of police involvement.
Rob D’Amico is a writer and former communications professional living in Shafter, Texas.
A series of unsolved attacks presents a new theory, and investigators weigh the possibility of police involvement.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
We hear from the last of the main suspects in the case, Heath Davis, who was known in the eighties as one of the toughest guys in San Angelo.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
The investigation heads to the Philippines in search of Jimmy Burnett, a major suspect who evaded authorities for years.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
A rumored satanic “high priest,” and a teenager who seemed to know too much about the events at the lake, become suspects in the murder investigation.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
Investigators walk through their initial work after Shane and Sally went missing, and their ongoing search for clues after 35 years.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
Learn more about the case with original videos, archival photos, and documents from our reporting.
By Rob D’Amico, Karen Jacobs and Patrick Michels
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By Rob D’Amico, Karen Jacobs and Patrick Michels
In this episode, friends and family remember Shane and Sally, and describe troubling warning signs in the weeks before their disappearance.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
In the first episode of this Texas Monthly true crime podcast, two teenagers go missing and a father goes searching for answers.
By Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs
Marshall Stewart has been searching San Angelo for 35 years, looking for answers that might never come: Who murdered his teenage son, Shane, along with his girlfriend, Sally McNelly, in 1988? And why?
By Rob D’Amico
Marfa Invitational has suffered IRS troubles and board member shuffling, but founder Michael Phelan is counting ‘Sleeping Figure’ a victory.
By Rob D’Amico
Inside the arguments, lawsuit, and angry outbursts that are dividing a key authority on historical matters.
By Rob D’Amico
Acclaimed for his research on the Big Bend region and the Porvenir massacre, David Keller was suddenly marched out of Sul Ross State University in December.
By Rob D’Amico