Anthony Allen Shore was a brutal, arrogant man. Being in control of every situation was very important to him. In the 1990s he stalked and killed young women. He also abused his own daughters. It took police 10 years to catch him. Listen to Texas True Crime on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts to hear the full story. Resources: Strangler by Corey Mitchell https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/tourniquet-killer-anthony-allen-shore-executed-texas-1992-strangling-n839056...
Jul 02, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Anthony Allen Shore was a brutal, arrogant man. Being in control of every situation was very important to him. In the 1990s he stalked and killed young women. He also abused his own daughters. It took police 10 years to catch him. Listen to Texas True Crime on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts to hear the full story. Resources: Strangler by Corey Mitchell https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/tourniquet-killer-anthony-allen-shore-executed-texas-1992-strangling-n839056...
Jun 29, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Mark Lund was murdered in his home by a gang who was hired by his 16 year old son to kill him. Why would a boy who seemed to have a nice life want his father dead? Resources: newspapers.com Abilene Reporter-News https://www.deseret.com/1999/4/8/19438978/teen-cancels-hit-man-too-late-br-man-stands-trial-in-the-slaying-of-texas-boy-s-father https://apnews.com/article/ec2c49b491428ea68a5a11867b5d168e https://www.thefreelibrary.com/You+Cast+Your+X%3A+The+father+of+all+murders.-a060204394 https://www...
Jun 18, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Laura Ackerson was involved in a brutal custody battle with her ex Grant Hayes. Hayes and his new wife Amanda decided that they were tired of fighting for custody and took matters into their own hands. Listen now on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Resources: https://www.wral.com/news/local/asset_gallery/9925558/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/woman-helped-kill-husband-s-ex-girlfriend--fed-her-body-to-allig https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-201871...
Jun 11, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Hilton Crawford was a trusted friend of the Everett Family. Their only son, McKay, called him Uncle Hilty. One night while the Everetts were at a meeting, Hilton Crawford, used that trust to convince McKay to leave the house with him. Twelve year old McKay would never come back home. Listen now on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/crawford861.htm https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Hilton-Crawford-s-execution-leaves-lit...
Jun 04, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Joe Ball lived in the tiny town of Elmendorf, TX. He became known as the The Butcher of Elmendorf, the Alligator Man, or Bluebeard of South Texas after it was believed that he fed his victims to his pet alligators that he kept at his bar. Listen now on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/butcher-of-elmendorf-alligators/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/07/02/chilling-story-about-the-man-known-as-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/ https://...
May 28, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Melissa Highsmith was abducted from her home in Fort Worth, TX in 1971. Her family never gave up the hope that they would find her. Sources: https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/melissa-highsmith-found-18081111.php#:~:text=Highsmith%20ran%20away%20from%20the,social%20media%20they%20found%20Highsmith. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article269292702.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/28/texas-woman-melissa-highsmith-found-south-carolina https://people...
May 14, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Clara Harris was a successful Houston dentist who was married to the love of her life David Harris, a successful orthodontist. She thought she was living the American dream. Together, she and David had built a dental empire, were prominent members of their church and were loved by their staff and friends. But when Clara found out that David was having an affair with the secretary at her office she was devastated. And David wound up dead. Sources: Suburban Madness – Texas Monthly Clara Harris Whe...
May 07, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Charles Albright seemed like a charming, easy going, nice guy. Everyone loved "Good Ole Charlie", but Charles Albright was not the nice guy he appeared to be. He had a fascination with women's eyes. He loved them so much, he liked to keep them. Listen now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts. Sources: You Tube: Serial Killer Documentaries Charles Albright (The Eyeball Killer) Texas Monthly https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/see-no-evil-3/ https://serialkillershop.com/...
Apr 23, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Carl "Coral" Eugene Watts is considered the most prolific serial killer in the United States. He confessed to killing 12 women but it is believed that he is responsible for the death of 100 women. He killed women in Texas, Michigan and Canada and they ranged in age from 14-44. He was able evade police with his savvy and street smarts. References: Evil Eyes by Corey Mitchell https://texaspolicenews.com/default.aspx?act=NewsLetter.aspx&category=News+1-2&newsletterid=34265&menugroup=Hom...
Apr 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Carl "Coral" Eugene Watts is considered the most prolific serial killer in the United States. He confessed to killing 12 women but it is believed that he is responsible for the death of 100 women. He killed women in Texas, Michigan and Canada and they ranged in age from 14-44. He was able evade police with his savvy and street smarts. References: Evil Eyes by Corey Mitchell https://texaspolicenews.com/default.aspx?act=NewsLetter.aspx&category=News+1-2&newsletterid=34265&menugroup=Hom...
Apr 03, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Carl "Coral" Eugene Watts is considered the most prolific serial killer in the United States. He confessed to killing 12 women but it is believed that he is responsible for the death of 100 women. He killed women in Texas, Michigan and Canada and they ranged in age from 14-44. He was able evade police with his savvy and street smarts. Refernces:
Mar 27, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
William Lewis Reece attacked and killed young women throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He is one of the only men tied to the Texas Killing Fields to be convicted of his crimes. DNA from a crime scene in Oklahoma linked him to three cold cases in Texas and led to his conviction. Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/william-reece-serial-killer-highways-texas-oklahoma-murders-timeline/ https://www.newsweek.com/william-reece-today-texas-killing-fields-serial-killer-netflix-1763569 https://www.cbsnews....
Mar 19, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In 1885, a man dubbed the Servant Girl Annihilator by the press brutally attacked young servant girls in their beds. The man was never caught and some authorities in London even wondered if the man from Austin could have left Texas and gone to London and was actually Jack the Ripper. The crimes were very similar and the time frame makes sense. What do you think? Sources: The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth www.servantgirlmur...
Mar 05, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In 1885, a man dubbed the Servant Girl Annihilator by the press brutally attacked young servant girls in their beds. The man was never caught and some authorities in London even wondered if the man from Austin could have left Texas and gone to London and was actually Jack the Ripper. The crimes were very similar and the time frame makes sense. What do you think? Sources: The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth www.servantgirlmur...
Feb 26, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In 1885, a man dubbed the Servant Girl Annihilator by the press brutally attacked young servant girls in their beds. The man was never caught and some authorities in London even wondered if the man from Austin could have left Texas and gone to London and was actually Jack the Ripper. The crimes were very similar and the time frame makes sense. What do you think? Sources: The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth www.servantgirlmur...
Feb 20, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In 1986, Donna Jester thought she was doing something nice for a down on his luck guy. She didn't realize that she had invited the devil into her home in Lancaster, TX. David Martin Long brutally killed Donna, her mother Dalpha, and Laura Lee Owens with a hatchet. Sources: https://the cinemaholic.com/who-were-david-martin-longs-victims-how-did-the-texas-axe-murderer-die/ https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1991/69781-4.html https://serialdispatches.com/serial-killer-davi...
Feb 12, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On May 4, 1986 three friends set out for a ride around Lake Hawkins, a popular hangout for teens and young adults. Suzanne, Gena, and Bryan were good kids from Hawkins, TX, the type of small town where nothing ever happens. Residents of the small town didn't know there was an "animal" that had been released from prison living right near the lake but when the three friends didn't return home it started a manhunt that would shock and traumatize everyone in the tight knit community. Sources: https:...
Feb 05, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On June 23, 1965, police were called to a home in the Montrose area of Houston. They thought it was a routine welfare check requested by the nephew of an elderly couple. The nephew said that he hadn't been able to get in touch with his aunt for several days and he was concerned about her and his uncle. When police arrived, it seemed like nothing was wrong. However, when police entered the house, they would be shocked at what they found in the couple's refrigerator. Sources: https://allthatsinter...
Jan 29, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Over the course of about three months in 1946, a masked killer stalked young couples on lovers' lanes attacking 8 people and killing 5. No one was ever caught and convicted. There are many theories on who the killer might have been, none were ever proven. Sources: vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders-part-01-of-02/view-02-of-02/view morbidnmacabre.com/2020/08/28/the-texarkana-moonlight-murders/ www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texarkana-murder-mystery/ the-line-up.com/texarkana-murd...
Jan 16, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In 1989, college student Mark Kilroy and three friends took a trip to South Padre Island in Texas to celebrate Spring Break. It was supposed to be a fun time to blow off steam and relax after a busy few months at school. Unfortunately, the trip ended in tragedy with Mark's murder. Police would uncover a terrible crime scene based on ritual human sacrifice, drug smuggling and the cult leader who was responsible for all of it. Sources: allthatsinteresting.com bizarreandgrotesque.com texasarchive.o...
Jan 11, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1