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Jose Menchaca thought he and his cousin Candie Dominguez were close, he thought of her as a sister. He had always looked out for her and her children and helped them out in times of need. Unfortunately, for Jose, Candie did not return those feelings.

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Netflix: I Am A Killer, Season 6: A Mother's Choice Episodes 1 & 2

Netflix features Texas mother that dismembered family member

Woman Gets 30 Years in Prison in Dismemberment Killing – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Candie Dominguez Testified About Dismembering & Barbecuing Cousin | Investigation Discovery

Mexikanemi - Wikipedia

Mexikanemi, or Texas Mexican Mafia – Gangs and Prison Hierarchies

The Texas Mexican Mafia, explained

Beyond the Gavel with Judge Ron Rangel Episodes 50 and 51

Bobby Fuller was a rising star in the rock n roll world in the 1960s. His band, The Bobby Fuller Four, had already charted on the Billboard Top 40 several times. When he was found dead in his car, the police ruled it suicide. No one believed this conclusion.

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I Fought the Law: The Life and Strange Death of Bobby Fuller by Miriam Linna

Unsolved Mysteries: Episode 3

The Mysterious Death Of Bobby Fuller

Was The Death Of Rising Rock Legend Bobby Fuller Really An Accident?

50 Years Ago: 'I Fought the Law' Singer Bobby Fuller Dies Mysteriously

The short life and mysterious death of Bobby Fuller, rock'n'roll king of Texas | Pop and rock | The Guardian

Dena Schlosser was a stay at home mom who was very involved in her church. After the birth her third daughter, Dena suffered from severe postpartum psychosis. She decided that she wanted to give her new baby to God and it ended in tragedy.

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Dena Schlosser, The Mom Who Cut Off Her Baby's Arms

Dena Schlosser | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Insanity Plea In Texas Baby Killing - CBS News

Plano Woman Who Cut Off Baby's Arms To Be Released From Mental Hospital | News | ktbs.com

Husband Testifies in Case of Woman Who Cut Off Baby's Arms | Fox News

Family: Church Influenced Woman Charged With Murder - The Washington Post

Pastor of woman accused of killing baby criticized

Pastor blames demons, not mental illness in Plano mom's trial

The Word According to Doyle Davidson - D Magazine

Feb 15, 2006, page 3 - The Taylorville Daily Breeze Courier at Newspapers.com

Mar 26, 2006, page C1 - The Park City Daily News at Newspapers.com

Whatever You Do, Don't Sip the Water of Life. It's Really Crazy Juice. | Unfair Park | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

The Devil and Doyle Davidson - - News - Dallas - Dallas Observer

Plano woman who killed her infant remains in state hospital

Michael Chambers was a retired firefighter from Quinlan, Texas. He was a family man that doted on his wife and grandkids. He loved restoring classic cars and spending time in his workshop. Michael disappeared one afternoon and it's still not clear if he planned his disappearance or if he was a victim of foul play.

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Remains Found in East Tawakoni Confirmed as Michael Chambers - Disappeared

Remains found in Rains County identified as missing retired firefighter Michael Chambers | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

Remains found in Rains County confirmed to be that of missing firefighter

Retired Dallas firefighter's remains found, officials say

Jamie Faith was a kind, fun loving, generous man that was loved dearly by his friends and family. Why would someone gun him down in the street outside his house?

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20/20 Happily Never After

How investigators unraveled the mystery behind the shocking murder of Jamie Faith - ABC News

Jennifer Faith, Dallas woman described as "puppet master," orchestrated husband Jamie Faith's murder-for hire - CBS News

Jamie Faith Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?

Jennifer Lynne Faith Sentenced For Murder Of Husband Jamie Faith | Crime News

Texas Woman Convinced Boyfriend to Kill Husband by Pretending She Was Abused

Darrin Lopez found guilty in 2020 love triangle murder, sentenced to 62 years - CBS Texas

Darrin Reuben Lopez guilty of murder-for-hire killing

Jennifer Faith: Cops Say Woman Tricked Boyfriend into Killing Husband

Tx. Wife Who Pleaded for Info About Husband's Killing Charged in Case

Texans take their football seriously. Throw in the fact that high school football coaches are dealing with people's children and things can get really heated. Coach Gary Kinne was intense and expected his players to bring the same energy to the field that he did. That intensity almost cost Coach Gary Kinne his life.

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Murder Under the Friday Night Lights:

Aug 05, 2009, page 24 - Tulsa World at Newspapers.com

Nov 25, 2005, page 20 - The Daily Sentinel at Newspapers.com

Gary Joe Kinne’s Attempted Murder: Where is Jeffrey Doyle Robertson Today?

Robertson Gets Maximum Sentence

Father who shot coach gets 20 years in prison

Texas High School Coach Shot - CBS NewsCoach who was shot takes stand in Canton trialJeff Doyle Robertson v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 294th District Court of Van Zandt County :: 2007 :: Texas Court of Appeals, Twelfth District Decisions :: Texas Case Law :: Texas Law :: US Law :: Justia

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful, charismatic socialite in the upper echelons of Dallas society. People were drawn to Sandra when they first met her, but they eventually began to feel uneasy around her. Especially when people started dying.

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The Meaning of Malice by John Leake

⁠⁠Sandra Bridewell is The Black Widow | D Magazine⁠⁠

⁠⁠Bridewell went from socialite to pariah⁠⁠

⁠⁠Return of the Black Widow | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas⁠⁠

⁠⁠Back Story: Dallas’ ‘black widow’ Sandra Powers Rehrig served time for identity theft - Oak Cliff⁠⁠

⁠⁠Fatal Web | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas⁠⁠

⁠⁠‘The Black Widow of Highland Park’ - People Newspapers⁠⁠

⁠⁠Sandra Bridewell | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers⁠

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful, charismatic socialite in the upper echelons of Dallas society. People were drawn to Sandra when they first met her, but they eventually began to feel uneasy around her. Especially when people started dying.

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The Meaning of Malice by John Leake

⁠Sandra Bridewell is The Black Widow | D Magazine⁠

⁠Bridewell went from socialite to pariah⁠

⁠Return of the Black Widow | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas⁠

⁠Back Story: Dallas’ ‘black widow’ Sandra Powers Rehrig served time for identity theft - Oak Cliff⁠

⁠Fatal Web | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas⁠

⁠‘The Black Widow of Highland Park’ - People Newspapers⁠

⁠Sandra Bridewell | Photos | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

In June I got the chance to sit in with Crimes, Killers, Cults and Beer to talk about Fayrion Wardrip a serial killer who terrorized women in North Texas in the 1980s. Bryce Wardrip, Fayrion's brother sat with us over the weekend to talk to us about what it is like to have a brother who is a serial killer.

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful, charismatic socialite in the upper echelons of Dallas society. People were drawn to Sandra when they first met her, but they eventually began to feel uneasy around her. Especially when people started dying.

Sources:

The Meaning of Malice by John Leake

Sandra Bridewell is The Black Widow | D Magazine

Bridewell went from socialite to pariah

Return of the Black Widow | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

Back Story: Dallas’ ‘black widow’ Sandra Powers Rehrig served time for identity theft - Oak Cliff

Fatal Web | News | Dallas | Dallas Observer | The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas

‘The Black Widow of Highland Park’ - People Newspapers