When James Byrd Jr. of Jasper, Texas accepted a ride while walking home on the early morning of June 7th, 1998, he couldn't have known it would be his last ride. Twenty years ago, shock and outrage roared through the tiny quiet timber town of Jasper Texas at what scholars, media, and officials alike agree unequivocally was nothing short of a modern day lynching.
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A Texas sized true crime podcast.  Everything is bigger in Texas; but when it comes to crime--bigger doesn't always mean better.  Each episode will discuss all things Texas pertaining to crime and the legal system. But don't let that fool ya! From the solved to the unsolved, the victims to the victimizers, the wrongfully convicted to the wrong-doers, and the law-makers to the law-breakers, this podcast has got it covered.

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When the Assistant District Attorney, the District Attorney himself, and the District Attorney's wife are all murdered in 60 days in Kaufman County, Texas, it was clear that someone had come into their small town with an agenda.  But what they would soon find out was that the killer was no stranger to the community; they had been there all along, watching and waiting, until the time was right. 

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County.org; TX Association of Counties:  2018 Guide to TX Laws for County Officials
"In Plain Sight" by Katherine Casey
"A Target on My Back" by Erleigh Wiley
"The Brain Defense:  Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms" by Kevin Davis
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th Edition
www.courthousenews.com
www.nytimes.com
www.psychologytoday.com
https://afte.org/uploads/documents/swggun-txvwilliams-appeal.pdf

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Big News in a Small Town_Part 2

When a district attorney is murdered in broad daylight in front of the Kaufman County courthouse in the middle of downtown Kaufman, Texas, rumors begin to fly that lead the investigation down rabbit hole after rabbit hole.  When a second tragedy strikes, then County Judge Erleigh Wiley would find herself with a target on her back and a private security detail on all sides.  And the only thing more unbelievable than the rumors, would be the truth itself. 

Special thanks to Swindled Podcast, created and hosted by A Concerned Citizen

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Sources: 
A Target on My Back by Erleigh Wiley
In Plain Sight by Katherine Casey
county .org; TX Association of Counties:  2018 Guide to TX Laws for County Officials
courthousenews.com 
nytimes.com
https://afte.org/uploads/documents/swggun-txvwilliams-appeal.pdf

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Performed By Morgan Taylor
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Bamburgh
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Causality
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Big News in a Small Town_Part 1

When Candice Alexander of Lufkin, TX was found dead in her home from an apparent overdose of crystal meth, her death was initially brushed off as an accidental overdose from her drug of choice.  But when Detective David Campbell got his hands on the case, he knew there was something more to it.  Over the course of the next 2 years, Det. Campbell would work tirelessly to show the community what had really happened to Candice Alexander and how the community could have saved her.

Sources:
In the Name of Candice 
Defendant lays blame on friend for girl's death
by Ashley Cook; LufkinDailyNews.com
facingthedragon-amy.blogspot.com/2011
www.ktre.com
www.chronicle.com
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sandiegouniontribune.com
history.com
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rnceus.com
ncjrs.gov
pbs.org
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Into The Light
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It Takes a Village

When Rais Bhuiyan immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh in 1999 in pursuit of a higher education, he imagined he would be living the American Dream.  But then 9-11 happened, and within days, Rais's American Dream would turn into an American Nightmare. 

Resources:
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www.wfae.org
www.dmagazine.com
www.nytimes.com
m.huffpost.com
www.dallasnews.com
www.txexecutions.org
www.latimes.com
www.dailytexanonline.com
www.thecairoreview.com
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www.history.com
uri.org
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smarthistory.org
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Onward
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Distant Water
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As I Dream
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Light Within
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Salt and Stone
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Living the Dream

3 year old Jesse Fisher Jr. was a typical, loud, rowdy, rough-n-tumble toddler boy. He sustained some kind of bumps and bruises on a pretty daily basis. But on March 30, 2010, Jesse was on a life flight to Cook's Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas with a severe head injury. His injuries didn't match up with the version of events coming from the man taking care of Jesse at the time, and Denton County Sheriff's Investigators would soon find out why.

A special thank you to Prosecutors Tony Paul and Michael Graves of the Denton County District Attorney's office (@DentonCountyDA) for their assistance and involvement in this episode!

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