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Media Press Releases

May 31, 2009 - Author writes book about historical murder, mayhem in Wichita Falls area From the Times Record News, Wichita Falls, TX (Include's a story about Patrick Swayze's Grandfather who was murdered in Wichita Falls in 1925)

May 31, 2009 - Many famous characters played roles in city's past From the Times Record News, Wichita Falls, TX

June 1, 2009 - Book Chronicles history of North Texas Murders - KRIS TV - Corpus Christi, TX

June 1, 2009 - Book Chronicles history of North Texas Murders - The Palestine Herald

June 1, 2009 - Curiosity leads to book on murders in North Texas - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Table of Contents

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1. Walker Hargrove and His Gun Fighting History – Montague and Tarrant Co., TX

2. William Foster Crawford and Elmer "The Kid" Lewis - Bank Robbery in Wichita Falls, TX

3. Hattie Pearl Baxter and A.J. Sanders - Poisoning in Archer Co., TX..

4. Irl Dycus, J.A. Norwood and O.W. Robinson – Irl Dycus Found Dead on Railroad Tracks

5. Christopher C. Mills, Arthur Mills and Hiner C. Patton - Axe Murder in Young Co., TX

6. Mike J. and Emma Crowell - Wife Found Dead at Bottom of Stairs in Clay Co., TX

7. Porter Brodie and Pat Smith - Gunfight Between a Saloon Keeper and a Prohibitionist in Montague Co., TX

8. Mrs. Walter Allen and Lillie Wheatley - Shot Husband's Mistress in Wichita Falls, TX

9. David M. Coffey and Sam Burnett - Killed Brother-In-Law in Wichita Co., TX

10. Alvin G. Hard, Harry Brown and Deputy John Staley - Killed Father-In-Law and Deputy in Wichita Co, TX

11. Ed Hardwick and Frank Rembert - Stabbing in Downtown Wichita Falls, TX

12. John Lee Hosch and John Clinton Browning - Killed Brother-In-Law in Wichita Co., TX

13. Frank S. Hursh and Alba Randall Hursh - Shot Wife on Streets of Wichita Falls, TX

14. Charles Morgan and Jim Jones - Shot Man in Electra, TX on Christmas Day

15. Jesse Fletcher and Jessie Burkleo (Burklow) - Killed Niece's Husband in Randlett, OK

16. Milton J. King and Essie Marie Glasscock - Young Girl Poisoned in Clay Co., TX

17. William J. Haynes and Simeon Burton Parker - Killed Neighbor in Wichita Falls, TX

18. John Beal Sneed and Albert Gallatin Boyce, Sr. - Killed Father of Wife's Lover in Ft. Worth, TX

19. Mack Taylor and Willis T. Chiles - Killed Brother-In-Law in Holliday, TX

20. Samuel Burk Burnett and Farley P. Sayers - Killed in Hotel Men's Room in Paducah, TX

21. Sterling White and Beulah Lee - Shot Former Fiancé at a Party in Clay Co., TX

22. Ernest Davis and John and Jeff Loyd - Teenage Boy Killed With Pipe in Clay Co., TX

23. John Beal Sneed and Albert Gallatin Boyce, Jr. - Husband Killed Wife's Lover in Amarillo, TX

24. Robert Cobb Jr. and Sam Carter - Prominent Son Killed in Bar in Wichita Falls, TX

25. Henry McCauley and Sid Thomas - Prominent Son Killed in Alley in Wichita Falls, TX

26. Sterling B. Morris and Emmett B. Cox - Police Officer Kills Fellow Officer in Downtown Wichita Falls, TX

27. Abner Leonard Board and Arnold and Phillip J. Bruce - Former Sheriff Killed in Baylor Co., TX

28. Norwood Gates and Kate "Cassie" Pate Gates - Husband Shot His Wife and Then Self in Wichita Falls, TX

29. Charles P. Yeary and Albert L. Jackson - Former Constable Killed in Wichita Falls, TX

30. J.W. Roberts and Ira Black - Preacher Kills Son-In-Law in Montague Co., TX

31. Alvin McCauley "Cauley" Gillespie and Jesse Monroe Murphy - Man Kills Sister's Fiance in Clay Co., TX

32. Delmar Stearman and Ira Moore - Man Stabs Friend in Wichita Falls, TX

33. Vanis L. Case and Hugh Irby - Night Watchman Kills Man in Electra, TX

34. George Thomas Cherryholmes, John "Pat" Carlton, Eugene W. Fry, Lesley "Pete" Fry, John Lischke, Riley Dollins, Ed Johnson and Rufus Todd - Courthouse Robbery Goes Wrong in Young, Co. TX

35. Ralph Foster Reynolds and Thomas M. Grisham - Shooting at Furniture Store in Electra, TX

36. Harvey F. Riggs and Mattie Branch - Man Poisoned in Wichita Falls, TX..

37. Lorene Shaw and Oscar P. Scott - Woman Killed in Red Light District in Wichita Falls, TX

38. Sam Holland (Hollon) and Josh W. Battle - Man Killed Doing a Good Deed in Wichita Falls, TX

39. Sheriff William Lewis Ellis and Stephen Brown - Sheriff Killed By Escaped Prisoner in Baylor Co., TX

40. Thomas Curan Hollander and C.E. Williams - Father Killed By Daughter's Boyfriend in Wichita Falls, TX

41. Joseph J. "Red" Mitchell, Joel B. Reed, George Douglas & Will Mitchell - Series of Murders in Knox Co., TX

42. James G. Wright and Jordan Alexander "Jay" Wilson - Teacher Killed By Student in Clay Co., TX

43. William G. and Leander Alfred (Alford) Smith - Father Killed By Son in Clay Co. TX

44. Tom Ware and May Murrell - Farmer's Wife Killed By Ranch Hand in Clay Co., TX

45. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Covert - Wife Kills Husband in Wichita Falls, TX..

46. Sam L. Carter and Lon Pink Hammond - Bar Fight Turns Deadly In Wichita Falls, TX

47. Byron and Florence Walsh - Wife Kills Husband on Christmas Eve in Burkburnett, TX

48. Rufus Coates and Zella Faulk - Young Girl Brutally Murdered By Jealous Boyfriend in Tarrant Co., TX

49. John C. Mount and Ed Isaacs - The Carnival Turns Tragic in Wichita Falls, TX

50. Enos R. Greenwood - Killed in Car By Unknown Man in Ft. Worth, TX..

51. Lucille Duncan and Jesse Harris Brown - Married Man Upset Over Loss of Girlfriend in Wichita Falls, TX

52. William S. "Steve" Bell and James and Myrtle Gafford - In-Laws Kill Each Other Over Marriage of Their Children in Foard Co., TX.

53. Charles Samuel Johnson and P.H. Karr - Young Man Killed By Greek Immigrant in Wichita Falls, TX

54. Stephen Lafayette Stringfellow and Rembert Thomas Tatum - Husband Kills Wife's Former Husband in Wichita Co., TX.

55. John Hamilton and Lloyd Graham - Two Men Shot By Police Officers in Wichita Falls, TX

56. Sidney E. Miller and Frank Logue - Oil Field Fight In Wichita Co., TX.

57. Sewell Fields and John Reagan - Man Kills Best Friend In Wichita Falls, TX

58. William F. Suddath and Mack Perkins - Man Kills Highway Robber in Clay Co., TX

59. Allen Mansfield and Carl C. Spence - Drinking Party Turns Deadly in Wichita Falls, TX

60. Archie Martin and Joe Torris - Hit and Run Leaves Young Boy Dead in Wichita Falls, TX

61. Benjamin F. Allison and Dick Hamilton - Postmaster Robbed and Killed in Charlie, Clay Co., TX

62. Thomas Abscher, Raymond Fleming and Roy Shelton - Robbery of Night Watchman in Wichita Falls, TX

63. John Flippin and Clay Hodge - Nephew Shoots Uncle Over Estranged Wife in Wichita Falls, TX 284

64. William Marvin Caple, William Sherrod Toney and Houston Columbus Snow - Two Special Deputies Killed By Gambler in Wichita Co., TX.

65. John Whitman and Vernon Darby - Evening Out With Date Turns Tragic in Wichita Falls, TX

66. Charles M. Wagner and John William Webb - Police Officer Kills Annoying Neighbor in Wichita Falls, TX

67. Otto H. and Henry J. Toussaint - Son Kills Father and Escapes Prison in Wichita Falls, TX

68. August E. Berlin, Heine Jackson, George Bland - Drunken Night in Oil Fields Turns Deadly in Wichita Co., TX

69. Loma Conn and William "Shorty" Penrod - Girl Kills Boyfriend at Picture Show in Iowa Park, TX

70. Jack Hollingsworth and Arthur Clark Carpenter - Argument Turns Into a Shooting in Wichita Falls, TX

71. Lambert Brannon and Chester Smith - Escape From Police Ends in Shooting in Bridgetown, Wichita Co., TX

72. Neal and Victoria Etter Fuson - Husband Kills Wife and Then Himself in Wichita Falls, TX

73. George H. Gentry and Dan Bennett - Recluse Robbed and Killed in His Home in Wichita Falls, TX

74. Robert H. Taylor and Luster "Lon" Griffin - Former City Marshall Killed in Burkburnett, TX

75. Oneta White and J.C. Hampton - Halloween Night Hit and Run Near Iowa Park, TX

76. Alonzo "Lon" Sullins and Aaron Hester - Overtaken By Robbers in Clay Co., TX

77. James C. Berryman and John H. Bivens - Throat Cut From Ear to Ear in a Wichita Co., TX Rooming House

78. Raymond H. and Noma Earl Young Andrews Underwood - Woman Kills Husband in Wichita Falls, TX

79. John Adolphus and Mary Cotton Whitaker - Woman Kills Husband While He Sleeps in Wichita Falls, TX

80. James Oliver Colvin and Thomas R. Shook - Former Police Officer Killed By Police Officer in Wichita Falls, TX

81. Eddie Lewis Phelan and Johnnie Lee Fuller - Night of Drinking Turns to Murder in Clay Co., TX

82. Joe Scott, Mary Belle Leach and Benjamin R. Crow - Father Upset Over Boy Dating His Step-Daughter in Childress Co., TX.

83. Bud Ballew and James W. McCormick - Police Chief Kills Former Deputy Sheriff in Wichita Falls, TX

84. William and Ena Saylor and Robert Fletcher - Car Wreck, Explosion and Murder? in Archer Co., TX

85. Joseph D. Turner and Wayne Adams - Man Killed With a Biscuit in his Hand in Newton, Wichita Co., TX

86. Wood Barton, Claud B. Berry and John Beal Sneed - A Shooter Kills a Fighter in Cottle Co., TX

87. Ida Jennie Bell and George A. DeMoss - Married Woman Kills Lover in Electra, Wichita Co., TX

88. Perry C. Stroud and P.A. Tate - Charged With the Murder of a Living Man in Childress Co., TX

89. Major W. Leon Culberson and Morton C. Lamar - Killed Wife's "Man Friend" in Wichita Falls, TX

90. Frank H. Zimmerman and Elisha Newton Fears - Shooting in Oil Field in Archer Co., TX

91. Benjamin Alonzo Gulledge and Kate Budd Gulledge - Man Upset That His Son Would Not Sign Legal Papers in Montague Co., TX.

92. Jim and Mack Robinson - Son Kills His Father Over Divorce Dispute in Young Co., TX

93. Perry Pickett and Earnest Williams - Fired Cotton Picker Killed by Boss in Wilbarger Co., TX

94. Carl F. Kinnamon and Frank Suddath, Jr. - Night Watchman Kills His Boss in Clay Co., TX

95. Addie Maxwell and Pearl Whiteside - Woman Kills Her Husband's Mistress in Childress Co., TX

96. Sheff H. Melugin and Robert Earnest Andrews - Murder at a Filling Station in Archer Co., TX

97. Luther Newton and Robert Sheets - Ex Husband Kills Wife's New Husband in Wichita Co., TX

98. Robert Fletcher and Lewis A. Snider - Suspected Murderer Killed In Archer Co., TX

99. Wesley Ashmore and M.T. Williams - 13 Year Old Boy Killed in Robbery in Wichita Falls, TX

100. Alice, Wilburn and 5 Year Old J.L. Crick - Murder/Suicide in Young Co. TX

101. Hugh Riley, Jr. and Herbert Griffin - Property Line Dispute Leads to Murder in Archer Co., TX

102. William Buford and Blanche Moore Harrison - Murder/Suicide in Wichita Falls, TX

103. J.B. Watson - Unsolved Murder in Wichita County, TX.

104. Frank and Lorenzo Noel, Ryan Adkins and Walter Latour Milstead - "Black Terror" Serial Killers in Dallas Co., TX

105. Bertha and Christopher Columbus Wade - Woman Kills Cheating Husband at in Burkburnett, TX

106. Charles E. and Robert Lee Glenny - Son is Shot by Father While Trying to Protect Family in Clay Co., TX

107. Mayor Frank Collier and Elzie "Buster" Robertson - Mayor Kills Son-In-Law in Wichita Falls, TX

108. Robert and Emma "Bessie" Whitfield - Man Kills Wife and Hides Her Body in Bushes in Wichita Falls, TX

109. Jesse Elijah "Bud" Swayze and James Levi Marshall - Man Murdered Over Loose Cows in Wichita Co., TX ( Patrick Swazye's Grandfather )

110. William J. Glasscock and John J. Stokley - Lewd Remark to Man's Wife Results in Murder in Wichita Falls, TX

111. Herbert Griffin and Elijah "Lige" Griffith - Acquitted of Murder But Feared By Many in Archer Co., TX

112. Elijah H. Ikard, Frank Looney and Charles Crabtree - Cigarette Thieves Shoot Sheriff in Archer Co., TX

113. James, Jasper W. and John E. Ellis - Son Upset Over Father's Will in Devol, OK

114. The "Santa Claus" Robbery in Cisco, Eastland Co., TX.

115. Accidents, Injuries and Suicides Collected While Researching Murders

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