This week we are joined by Victoria, a then 7 year old victim to a family hostage situation that could’ve ended terribly. We are going to discuss this scary, bizarre, murderous incident in University Park, TX. This quiet, wealthy area of Dallas is the last place you would see an innocent woman being gunned down as she is delivering her morning papers at 3 AM. After the shooting, the suspect, Walter Lewis Perryman, will then enter a judge’s home, and hold the family hostage. What Lew Perryman doesn’t know is that Victoria and her mother are hiding in a tiny bedroom closet hoping the heavily armed Perryman won’t find them. Victoria, you are a brave warrior, and your story is going to touch a lot of lives.
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Tonight we are joined by We Know Texas Vino host, Will Donahue. We dot down and discuss the death of Glenn Patrick Felts, the owner of La Kiva Bar in Terlingua, Texas. Felts was found dead in the parking lot of his bar on February 4, 2014. Tony Flint was charged with first-degree murder in Felts’ death, but was found not guilty in May 2015. Did Tony get away with murder? You decide.
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Lizzie Borden – Guilty or Innocent?
This week we discuss a case over a hundred years old that is still considered unsolved. Abby and Andrew Borden were killed with a hatchet in their home while their daughter Lizzie was at home, also at home during the crime was the maid, Bridget Sullivan. Police quickly determine that this must be an inside job. Lizzie is arrested, put on trial for the murders, and then found not guilty by a jury of 12 men. The courtroom erupts into cheer. Back in the 1890’s did they want to believe a woman could not have committed such a heinous murder. Or, did Lizzie pull off the perfect murder. You decide!
Caleb Harris – Corpus Christi, TX
Caleb Harris disappeared on March 4th, and his body was found over three months later on June 24th. His badly decomposed body was found in a sewage system, that had been previously searched. It wasn’t until the tropical storm hit the city, and that’s when Caleb’s remains were discovered.
What we don’t know is how did Caleb end up underground in the wastewater system. Did he fall? Was he being his adventurous self and exploring when there was an accident? A partially covered manhole was discovered 600 feet from where Caleb took the foggy bridge picture. Does that manhole have something to do with his disappearance? Or, did he meetup with someone and was murdered.
It seems the family and police feel differently at the moment about what might have happened to Caleb. Randy, his father, does not hide the fact that he believes someone murdered his son. The police, they believe this was a terrible accident and he might have fallen down the partially covered manhole.
The Texas Secessionists Standoff
Donna Marie Miller is the author of Texas Secessionists Standoff; the 1997 Republic of Texas “War,” (2023.) A real-life drama that unfolds involving the Republic of Texas antigovernment militia, otherwise known as ROT.
Richard Lance McLaren, (self-proclaimed) “ambassador” for the ROT claimed that Texas was illegally annexed in 1845 by the United States. McLaren, since the early 1990s operated what he called the ROT “embassy” within the Davis Mountains in West Texas. Jo Ann Canady Turner, 54, meets McLaren, and a ripple effect of arrests, jail time, and hostages lie ahead.
Donna’s freelance articles have appeared in Alternate Root, Americana Rhythm, Austin Food, Austin Monthly, Cowgirl, Creative Screenwriting, Elmore, Fiddler, No Depression (Music,) Texas Highways, and former Third Coast magazines. Early in her professional writing career she worked nine years as anewspaper reporter covering general assignment, entertainment and crime beats at three Texas daily newspapers including The El Paso Herald-Post, The El Paso Times, and The Amarillo Globe-News. Miller also taught secondary level journalism courses for 24 years in the Amarillo, Austin, El Paso, Eanes, and Manor school districts before retiring from teaching in 2013. Currently she is collaborating with film producer Cynthia Uhrich to write a television series adaptation of her 2023 nonfiction true crime book.
The Tragic Murder of Shelley Nance
This week we are discussing the tragic murder of Shelley Nance. She was a talented art student who was attending The Art Institute of Dallas in 2009 on scholarship when she was fatally stabbed 42 times by her boyfriend’s roommate. The motive for this case still has people puzzled after all of this time. The killer is currently serving life in prison for this crime. Please enjoy our last episode of June and we will be back soon.
Is There a Serial Killer in Austin, Texas? You Decide!
This week we are sharing our discussion about the suspected Austin serial killer that may or may not be responsible all of the suspicious deaths that have occurred at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. There is much speculation as to whom is responsible and whether or not these mysterious deaths are linked. Austin police have been quiet and are shooting down any rumors of the deaths being related. We discussed this topic live on June 6th, 2024 at Henry’s Majestic during our live show.
Jennifer Leigh Day – Dallas, TX
Tonight we discuss the unsolved abduction and murder of Jennifer Day. Jennifer was one week away from her 15th birthday, when she was abducted from a local donut shop where she working that morning. She opened the store, served a couple of customers, and then vanished. At 6:30 AM a customer finds Jennifer’s personal belongings on the counter, and her apron on the floor. She makes a call to report the store empty. Jennifer’s body is found a few days later in an overgrown field 10 miles north of the donut shop. There are still too many questions to answer in this case. This will be the 39th year the family and friends of Jennifer have to go without answers to who committed this horrible crime.
Jennifer, we feel your spirit in our community. You are one of our own. We will never stop fighting for justice.
James & Jennifer Crumbley – The Oxford School Shooting
This week we discuss a controversial ruling in the Court that held James and Jennifer Crumbley criminally responsible in the Oxford School Shooting in Michigan. Their son, 15-year old Ethan Crumbley, killed four students on November 30, 2021. The gun Ethan had hidden is his backpack, was purchased four days earlier by his father. Do you agree with the Court’s ruling? Has a precedent now been set to make parents more aware of gun safety in their home? This is the story of James and Jennifer Crumbley.
Fatal Exam – Solving Lubbock’s Greatest Murder Mystery – Alan Burton
We welcome our special guest tonight, Alan Burton. Alan Burton is an author from Sherman, TX that spent the last 20 years researching and writing about this case in his new book Fatal Exam – Solving Lubbock’s Greatest Murder Mystery. On December 4, 1967, the body of Sarah Alice Morgan was found on the 3rd floor of the Science building at Texas Tech University. A suspect remained at large for three months before being caught by a police sting operation to catch the killer. This is a MUST read with so many twists and turns.