In 1939, Lillian’s luck ran out.  She’s indicted by a federal grand jury in Shreveport for 11 counts of mail fraud. She was accused of writing 11 phone checks for … Continue reading 17. Lillian Knox Part 3

Humanitarian or Murderer? An  85-year-old murder that still hangs unsolved in East Texas. In 1922, Lillian Marshall Knox ran one of the largest East Texas Lumber companies of the time … Continue reading Lillian Knox Part 1

On Oct. 5, 2010, a Texas Forest Service aircraft spotted a fire off FM 2500 and dispatched firefighters. Arriving crews found a burning car with a body inside. After the … Continue reading Murder of Ray Howell

Valerie Reddell and Tim Martin welcome guest Rhonda Wills, who shares the powerful story of her son’s death in 2011 and her quest for justice.

Bobby Jack Fowler, a roofer who roamed throughout North American, has been linked to two of the victims in a cluster of cases involving missing/murdered women in Canada, known as … Continue reading Mounties link Texan to Highway of Tears murders

In 1984, a young reporter at the Austin American Statesman received a letter detailing “irregular” actions taken during traffic stops along Highway 59 in San Jacinto County by Sheriff James … Continue reading 10. Terror on Hwy. 59

Humpy Parker’s Hwy. 59 terrorism put lasting stain on San Jacinto County By Valerie Reddell A story by a young reporter for the Austin American-Statesman and published across the nation on May 16, 1982, started wheels in motion that landed San Jacinto County Sheriff James C. “Humpy” Parker and his son in federal prison, and […]

Join Valerie Reddell and Tim Martin as they follow a meandering path through the tragic murder of the Hathorn family and on into the arrest and prosecution of Gene Hathorn … Continue reading Episode 9: Evil in Nogalus Prairie