January 21, 2013
Warren Jeffs to Texas’s Top Appeals Court: God Says Let Me Go
The convicted polygamist leader tells that Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that, unless he is freed, God will send down "full whirlwind judgements" on the nation.
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January 21, 2013
Texas is 44th Most Peaceful State in the Union
Only six states are considered less peaceful than Texas, according to a new report from the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Sports
January 21, 2013
The Roger Clemens Trial is Already Weird
A judge forbidding use of MySpace? Accidental live microphones? Calling Barry Bonds to testify? And the second Clemens trial isn't even done with jury selection.
January 21, 2013
When Good Nurses Go Bad
If Verna McClain is found guilty, she will join the ranks of three other killer nurses from Texas.
Bum Steers
January 21, 2013
Bum Steer: The Alamo is (Still) Not a Public Lavatory
A 21-year-old El Paso man was arrested for "pulling an Ozzy" and urinating on the Alamo Saturday night.
January 21, 2013
“Frontline” on Kerry Max Cook
A clip from the PBS show's episode on Kerry Max Cook and his quest for exoneration.
January 21, 2013
Meanwhile, in Lufkin…
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
January 21, 2013
DEA Sting Nets American Soldiers Who Agreed to Kill for Zetas, Officials Say
Three men allegedly agreed to a murder-to-hire plot proposed by DEA agents posing as members of the Los Zetas cartel.
Video
January 21, 2013
WATCH: Michael Morton Gives His First Full Interview to “60 Minutes”
Although Michael Morton was formally exonerated last year of his wife’s murder and released from prison after nearly 25 years behind bars, he has made few public comments until now. On Sunday night, in a 60 Minutes exclusive, he spoke to CBS correspondent Lara Logan about his ordeal.Morton recounted how
January 21, 2013
Disturbing New Details Emerge About Man Arrested in Family’s Murder
Trey Sesler, an online anime critic from Waller, is said to have been planning a Columbine-style attack on a local high school.
January 21, 2013
“Mr. Anime is Planning Something”
Did YouTube star Trey Sesler kill his family?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Who Firebombed Wendy Davis’s Office?
Update: Fort Worth police have arrested a 40 year-old homeless man for arson in Tuesday's firebombing of the Democratic state senator's Fort Worth office.
January 21, 2013
Anthony Graves Update
48 Hours Mystery updated its "Grave Injustice" episode, which first aired last year, to include information about his exoneration and the compensation he received from the state.
Business
January 21, 2013
R. Allen Stanford Convicted of Running Massive Ponzi Scheme
The Houston financier was found guilty of orchestrating a multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme and now faces a life sentence for his crimes.
Border & Immigration
January 21, 2013
Life in the “Deadliest Place in Mexico”
The Texas Observer's Melissa del Bosque traveled to the Juárez Valley, where the murder rate is 1,600 people killed per 100,000 inhabitants, to report on the violent drug war gripping the region.
January 21, 2013
Meanwhile, in Lufkin…
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News' police blotter.
January 21, 2013
Bum Steer: Salon Owner Injects Clients with “Unknown Substance”
Authorities arrested Carmel Foster, the owner of Tyler's Queen Divas Hair Salon, for allegedly performing a procedure to enhance the butts and breasts of some clients.
Bum Steers
January 21, 2013
Bum Steer: Man Tries to Pay for Lap Dance with Crack
Sheriff's deputies arrested 26-year-old Ricardo Luna, who allegedly tried to use crack cocaine as payment for a $10 lap dance at the XTC Cabaret strip club in Austin.
January 21, 2013
Conservative Radio Host Accused of Hit-and-Run Outside Gay Bar
Did Michael Berry, a Houston radio host and former city councilman, leave the scene of minor accident because he didn't want it known that he was at a gay bar?
January 21, 2013
Another Week Brings Another Round of JFK Tapes
The National Archives released recordings from Air Force One made in the hours after JFK's assassination in Dallas.
Music
January 21, 2013
Another Celebrity Allegedly Caught at Sierra Blanca Border Checkpoint with Drugs
This time, Armie Hammer, who played the Winklevii twins in The Social Network, was (allegedly) busted with "special" sweets.
January 21, 2013
Warren Jeffs Seems Determined to Keep Newspapers in Business
The imprisoned polygamist leader continues to spread his apocalyptic message, spending tens of thousands of dollars on large ads in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Tennessean.
January 21, 2013
Another Bad Week for Former Houston Hand Surgeon Michael Brown
Explosive allegations against the doctor include hiring a stripper to be his companion and knowingly giving a woman herpes.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Cowboys Fan Goes Berserk After Season-Ending Loss to Giants
Derek Gene Woodrow, of South Carolina, attacked his nephew with a frying pan and an umbrella for refusing to turn off the depressing post-game broadcast.
January 21, 2013
Confusion Reigns: Parents Question Officers Use of Lethal Force
Jaime Gonzalez Jr.'s parents don't understand why Brownsville officers shot their son three times, but a 911 reveals that police asked the eighth-grader to drop his gun several times.
January 21, 2013
The Story Behind the Nation’s Largest Prison Graveyard
Manny Fernandez of the New York Times penned a poignant piece about death in Texas’s prison system.
January 21, 2013
Warren Jeffs Has His Phone Privileges Taken Away
Texas prison officials suspended Jeffs's cut his line to the outside as they investigate allegations that the polygamist leader used a phone call to preach to his flock on Christmas.
Bum Steers
January 21, 2013
Year-End Favorites: John Nova Lomax Perfects the Crime-Meets-Facebook Beat
Texas Monthly senior editor Katy Vine shares a few stories from one of her favorite writers of the year.
January 21, 2013
Bum Steer: Maybe She Was Conducting Research for Her Next Book
A Bryan crime novelist was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly took out a hit on her estranged, cheating husband.
Border & Immigration
January 21, 2013
Cartel Beheads Another “Blogger” in Nuevo Laredo
This is the fourth victim since September to be targeted by the Zetas for using blogs and social media to spread news about cartel violence.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
Another Tale of Wrongful Conviction?
Richard LaFuente, who was convicted of murder in 1986, has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence for more than twenty years. Now he has some unlikely support in one person—the victim's own sister.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
Free Richard Lafuente!
They say he ran over Eddie Peltier with his El Camino on a North Dakota Indian reservation in 1983. He says he didn’t do it, and the evidence is overwhelmingly on his side—yet the Plainview native has languished in federal prison for twenty years. It’s long past time for justice
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth
The executive editor on Jeffrey and Yvonne Stern and their murder-for-hire story, hit men, and the standard male midlife crisis.
Art
January 21, 2013
Sketchy Characters
Before cameras were allowed in courtrooms, artist Gary Myrick and his assortment of colored pencils provided Texas television audiences with a vivid look at the state’s high-profile legal proceedings against figures like T. Cullen Davis, Henry Lee Lucas, and Charles Harrelson.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
Courtroom Drama
Some of the biggest murder trials have happened in Texas, from proceedings against serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Charles Harrelson to housewives Darlie Routier and Candy Montgomery. Find out what TEXAS MONTHLY had to say about some of the most infamous Texans who were tried for murder.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth
The executive editor on writing about prostitutes, working with detectives, and recreating scenes.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
“If the Serial Killer Gets Us, He Gets Us”
Police had all but given up looking into a pair of assaults against two prostitutes in the Houston neighborhood of Acres Homes. But when a third turned up dead, investigator Darcus Shorten embarked on a search that revealed a brutal reality.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Michael Hall
The senior editor on writing about Mary Eula Sears, talking to relatives of the deceased, and dealing with sensitive issues.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
Special Condition Z Blocks Wayne East’s Release
Abilene law enforcement officials don’t want the convicted murderer back in their part of the state.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
An Update to the Mary Eula Sears Case
The convicted killer of a prominent Abilene resident is set to be released.
Texana
January 21, 2013
Randall Dale Adams
Only a man who came within three days of being executed for a crime he didn’t commit could be as passionate an advocate for a death-penalty moratorium as former death row inmate Randall Dale Adams.
Feature
January 21, 2013
Church Burners
Why did Jason Bourque and Daniel McAllister, two Baptist boys from East Texas, set fire to ten churches across three counties last year?
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Pamela Colloff
The executive editor, who wrote this month's story about the East Texas church fires, on getting subjects to talk, interviewing people behind bars, and defining turning points.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
A Closer Look at One of Dean Corll’s Victims
Dorothy Hilligiest's son David disappeared one day in 1971. She spent her days and nights searching for him, following leads, and eagerly awaiting his return. And then she found out about Dean Corll, one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
Latest News on the Corll Investigation
Researchers have discovered a mistaken identity and another possible victim.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
The Houston Mass Murders: What Really Happened
A Q&A with Skip Hollandsworth, author of “The Lost Boys.”
True Crime
January 20, 2013
The Enemy Within
A blundered raid and a botched finale don’t change an essential fact about the Mount Carmel standoff: David Koresh is to blame.
True Crime
January 20, 2013
Borderline Insanity
How else to describe the murder and mayhem and fear that have gripped Nuevo Laredo for months—and are now spilling over into Texas?
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Near/Far
Despite rampant fears to the contrary, the bloody drug violence in Mexico hasn’t spilled over into Texas—but that doesn’t mean it’s not transforming life all along the border.
News & Politics
January 20, 2013
A New Lease On Life
Freedom for Earnest Willis?