SettingsPeople murdered in Texas
Adriana Marines
Adriana Marines (1992–September 27, 1997), was a Mexican-American girl who was murdered in her Texas home.
Adriana Marines (1992–September 27, 1997), was a Mexican-American girl who was murdered in her Texas home.
Amber Hagerman
Amber Rene Hagerman (November 25, 1986 – January 15, 1996) was a young girl who became a victim of an abduction and murder.
Amber Rene Hagerman (November 25, 1986 – January 15, 1996) was a young girl who became a victim of an abduction and murder.
Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson (November 2, 1843 - March 11, 1884) was a gunman, gambler, and sometime lawman of the Old West.
Ben Thompson (November 2, 1843 - March 11, 1884) was a gunman, gambler, and sometime lawman of the Old West.
Benjamin Long
Benjamin Long (March 7, 1838 - June 23, 1877), native of Switzerland, immigrant, grocer, was mayor of Dallas 1868 - 1870 and 1872 - 1874.
Benjamin Long (March 7, 1838 - June 23, 1877), native of Switzerland, immigrant, grocer, was mayor of Dallas 1868 - 1870 and 1872 - 1874.
Big Hawk
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known as H.A.W.K. or Big Hawk was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Scre...
John Edward Hawkins (November 15, 1969 – May 1, 2006), better known as H.A.W.K. or Big Hawk was an American rapper from Houston, Texas and a founding member of the late DJ Scre...
Billy Wilson (outlaw)
David Lawrence Anderson (1862 – June 4, 1918) was a 19th century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War.
David Lawrence Anderson (1862 – June 4, 1918) was a 19th century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War.
Christopher Columbus Rogers
Christopher Columbus Rogers (1846–1888) was a controversial and colorful Texan marshal and gunfighter.
Christopher Columbus Rogers (1846–1888) was a controversial and colorful Texan marshal and gunfighter.
Colin Ridgway
Colin Edwin Ridgway (February 19, 1937 – May 13, 1993) was an American football punter distinguished as being the first Australian to play in the National Football League.
Colin Edwin Ridgway (February 19, 1937 – May 13, 1993) was an American football punter distinguished as being the first Australian to play in the National Football League.
Danny Rodriguez
Daniel Dimitri Rodriguez (November 10, 1967 - October 6, 1990), alias D-Boy Rodriguez, was a Christian rap artist.
Daniel Dimitri Rodriguez (November 10, 1967 - October 6, 1990), alias D-Boy Rodriguez, was a Christian rap artist.
Darrell Lunsford
Darrell Edward Lunsford Sr. (October 20, 1943 - January 23, 1991) was a police constable with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office in Texas.
Darrell Edward Lunsford Sr. (October 20, 1943 - January 23, 1991) was a police constable with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office in Texas.
David L. Anderson (outlaw)
David Lawrence Anderson was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War.
David Lawrence Anderson was a 19th-century American outlaw, better known under the alias Billy Wilson, who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War.
Dean Corll
Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer, also known as the "Candy Man" and the "Pied Piper" who, together with two youthful accomplices named David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Hen...
Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer, also known as the "Candy Man" and the "Pied Piper" who, together with two youthful accomplices named David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Hen...
Death of Jennifer Ann Crecente
Jennifer Ann Crecente (September 9, 1987 – February 15, 2006), a victim of teen dating violence, was an 18-year-old high school honor student who was shot and killed in southwest Austin, T...
Jennifer Ann Crecente (September 9, 1987 – February 15, 2006), a victim of teen dating violence, was an 18-year-old high school honor student who was shot and killed in southwest Austin, T...
Diamond Bessie
Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone, a prostitute whose murder in the woods outside of Jefferson, Texas propelled her...
Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone, a prostitute whose murder in the woods outside of Jefferson, Texas propelled her...
Doris Angleton
Doris Angleton (April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was a Texas socialite and murder victim.
Doris Angleton (April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was a Texas socialite and murder victim.
Esequiel Hernández Jr
Esequiel Hernández Jr was an 18-year-old American high school student killed on May 20, 1997 by United States Marines in Redford, Texas, located approximately one mile from the United States–Mex...
Esequiel Hernández Jr was an 18-year-old American high school student killed on May 20, 1997 by United States Marines in Redford, Texas, located approximately one mile from the United States–Mex...
Fat Pat (rapper)
Patrick Lamark Hawkins, better known by his stage name Fat Pat, was a rapper from who was a member of DEA with his brother John "Big Hawk" Hawkins and DJ Screw, and an original member of t...
Patrick Lamark Hawkins, better known by his stage name Fat Pat, was a rapper from who was a member of DEA with his brother John "Big Hawk" Hawkins and DJ Screw, and an original member of t...
Gaylord J. Clarke
Gaylord Judd Clarke (February 25, 1836 Owego, Tioga County, New York - December 7, 1870 El Paso, Texas) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, poet and politician from New York and Texas.
Gaylord Judd Clarke (February 25, 1836 Owego, Tioga County, New York - December 7, 1870 El Paso, Texas) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, poet and politician from New York and Texas.
Henry Smith (lynching victim)
Henry Smith (born 1876) was an African-American who was tortured and murdered at a public, heavily attended and promoted lynching on February 1, 1893 at the Paris Fairgrounds in Paris, Texas.
Henry Smith (born 1876) was an African-American who was tortured and murdered at a public, heavily attended and promoted lynching on February 1, 1893 at the Paris Fairgrounds in Paris, Texas.
Howie Fox
Howard Francis Fox (March 1, 1921 – October 9, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1944 and 1954 seasons.
Howard Francis Fox (March 1, 1921 – October 9, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1944 and 1954 seasons.
J. D. Tippit
J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department who, according to two government investigations including the Warren Commission, was ...
J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 – November 22, 1963) was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department who, according to two government investigations including the Warren Commission, was ...
Jennifer Servo
Jennifer Lynn Servo, born Jennifer Lynn Olson,.
Jennifer Lynn Servo, born Jennifer Lynn Olson,.
Jesse Washington lynching
The Jesse Washington lynching, or Waco Horror, was the disfigurement, torture, and lynching of a 17-year old African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States, on May 15, 1916.
The Jesse Washington lynching, or Waco Horror, was the disfigurement, torture, and lynching of a 17-year old African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States, on May 15, 1916.
John Douglas Kinser
John Douglas Kinser (1918 - 1951) was a thirty-three year old golf professional from Austin, Texas who was murdered on October 22, 1951.
John Douglas Kinser (1918 - 1951) was a thirty-three year old golf professional from Austin, Texas who was murdered on October 22, 1951.
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
John H. Wood, Jr.
John Howland Wood, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Texas.
John Howland Wood, Jr. was an American lawyer and judge from the U.S. state of Texas.
John Holmes Jenkins
John Holmes Jenkins III (1940–1989) was an American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player.
John Holmes Jenkins III (1940–1989) was an American historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, and poker player.
Johnson Space Center shooting
The Johnson Space Center shooting was an incident of hostage taking that occurred on April 20, 2007 in Building 44, the Communication and Tracking Development Laboratory, at the Lyndon B. Johnso...
The Johnson Space Center shooting was an incident of hostage taking that occurred on April 20, 2007 in Building 44, the Communication and Tracking Development Laboratory, at the Lyndon B. Johnso...
Jon Garth Murray
Jon Garth Murray (November 16, 1954 – September 29, 1995) was the son of American Atheist leader, Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
Jon Garth Murray (November 16, 1954 – September 29, 1995) was the son of American Atheist leader, Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
Karen Bennett Carlin
Karen Bennett Carlin was an exotic dancer at the Carousel Club in Dallas, Texas who was shot to death in a Houston, Texas motel in 1964.
Karen Bennett Carlin was an exotic dancer at the Carousel Club in Dallas, Texas who was shot to death in a Houston, Texas motel in 1964.
Ken Tillery
Ken Tillery of Jasper, Texas, was murdered on January 19, 2002.
Ken Tillery of Jasper, Texas, was murdered on January 19, 2002.
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations, the sniper who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations, the sniper who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Lou Perryman
Louis Byron "Lou" Perryman (August 15, 1941 – April 1, 2009), also known as Lou Perry, was an American character actor.
Louis Byron "Lou" Perryman (August 15, 1941 – April 1, 2009), also known as Lou Perry, was an American character actor.
Louis Cardis
Louis Cardis (1825 – 1877) was an American politician.
Louis Cardis (1825 – 1877) was an American politician.
Lynching of Jesse Washington
The Jesse Washington lynching was the disfigurement, torture, and lynching of a 17-year old African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States, on May 15, 1916.
The Jesse Washington lynching was the disfigurement, torture, and lynching of a 17-year old African American farmhand from Waco, Texas, United States, on May 15, 1916.
Manuel Gregorio Acosta
Manuel Acosta (1921–1989) was a Mexican-American painter and illustrator who was born into an impoverished family in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico, on May 9, 1921.
Manuel Acosta (1921–1989) was a Mexican-American painter and illustrator who was born into an impoverished family in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico, on May 9, 1921.
Mark Alan Wilson
Mark Alan Wilson (January 20, 1953 – February 24, 2005) was a Tyler, Texas man killed during a shooting outside the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas.
Mark Alan Wilson (January 20, 1953 – February 24, 2005) was a Tyler, Texas man killed during a shooting outside the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas.
Murder of Brian Deneke
On December 12, 1997, 19-year-old punk musician Brian Theodore Deneke (March 9, 1978 – December 12, 1997) was killed in a deliberate hit and run attack in Amarillo, Texas.
On December 12, 1997, 19-year-old punk musician Brian Theodore Deneke (March 9, 1978 – December 12, 1997) was killed in a deliberate hit and run attack in Amarillo, Texas.
Murder of Darrell Lunsford
Darrell Edward Lunsford, Sr. was a police constable with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office in Texas.
Darrell Edward Lunsford, Sr. was a police constable with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office in Texas.
Murder of Heather Rich
The murder of Heather Rose Rich took place on the night of October 2, 1996 on a remote bridge over a creek in Texas.
The murder of Heather Rose Rich took place on the night of October 2, 1996 on a remote bridge over a creek in Texas.
Murder of J. D. Tippit
J. D. Tippit was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department who, according to two government investigations including the Warren Commission, was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald afte...
J. D. Tippit was a police officer with the Dallas Police Department who, according to two government investigations including the Warren Commission, was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald afte...
Murder of James Byrd, Jr.
James Byrd, Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an African-American who was murdered by three white men, asserted to be white supremacists, during a racially motivated crime in Jasper, T...
James Byrd, Jr. (May 2, 1949 – June 7, 1998) was an African-American who was murdered by three white men, asserted to be white supremacists, during a racially motivated crime in Jasper, T...
Murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña
The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993.
The murder of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, occurred on June 24, 1993.
Murder of Paul Broussard
Paul Broussard (1964–1991), a 27 year-old Houston-area banker and Texas A&M alumnus, was beaten and stabbed to death in a gay-bashing outside a Houston nightclub on July 4, 1991 by ten tee...
Paul Broussard (1964–1991), a 27 year-old Houston-area banker and Texas A&M alumnus, was beaten and stabbed to death in a gay-bashing outside a Houston nightclub on July 4, 1991 by ten tee...
Murder of Riley Ann Sawyers
Riley Ann Sawyers was a two-year-old girl from Mentor, Ohio, who was beaten to death by her mother and stepfather, and whose body was subsequently discovered in Galveston Bay.
Riley Ann Sawyers was a two-year-old girl from Mentor, Ohio, who was beaten to death by her mother and stepfather, and whose body was subsequently discovered in Galveston Bay.
Patrick Dennehy
Patrick James Dennehy was an American college basketball player.
Patrick James Dennehy was an American college basketball player.
Price Daniel, Jr.
Marion Price Daniel, Jr. was a United States politician from Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.
Marion Price Daniel, Jr. was a United States politician from Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.
Robert Quiroga
Robert Quiroga was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993.
Robert Quiroga was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993.
Terry Knight
Terry Knight, born Richard Terrance Knapp, was an American rock and roll music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality, who enjoyed some success in radio, modest succe...
Terry Knight, born Richard Terrance Knapp, was an American rock and roll music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality, who enjoyed some success in radio, modest succe...