Julie Coley Murders and History in Texas

3 officers were shot in a shoot out by Dan Fowler. Lt. Tommy Collins was killed while two other officers were wounded.

This is one of the stories that caused me to stop writing for a few years. This story and a few others were just more than my brain could hold.

Warning - it's pretty detailed.

John Rubio and Angela Camacho killed and decapitated their 3 children. The rest you just have to listen to.

Correctional Officers face probably more frighting things than PD and SO do sometimes. This is a story of a CO who was killed by 2 escaping prisoners.

He says he doesn't remember doing it, but the murders were really grotesque.

This is my first episode back after 3 years so I did a short episode. I will get better as time goes by.

No one wants to hear about the murder of a woman or child, even from the 1920's.

This story is from How Did They Die? Murders in Northern Texas 1892-1927

I've been gone almost 3 years, but you'll be getting new episodes soon and I even wrote a new book in my series, "How Did They Die?" available on Amazon.

She kicked him at of her house in Granbury, Texas. 

He snuck in a bedroom window and forced both kids into his car. 

He ultimately received the death penalty for his horrific crime. 

story from How Did They Die

Murders in Texas 1954-2011

He blamed his drug induced life on his parents. He stole and wrote hot checks from his mom. Then...... he blew them up. 

It all started with a Santa suit. 

One died from a gunshot, one was executed, one was lynched and one was pardoned by the governor. 

-This is such a convoluted story with twists or turns. 

There is so much more that I don't tell in the podcast, that is available in my book, "How Did They Die, Murders in Northern Texas, 1892-1927.

First National Bank of Cisco, Texas Photo Courtesy of Cisco Chamber of Commerce

An ax, knife and pick were Newton Byrn's choice of tools to mutilate 3 females. 

How can a person do this?

I keep forgetting to say which book my stories came from. 

This story is from How Did They Die? Murders in Northern Texas 1926-1975

It's the peach colored book.