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Death in a Texas Desert is a fast-paced collection of 17 compelling
true crime stories from the pages of the award-winning The Dallas
Observer. From the "Phantom Killer" that haunted Texarkana in teh
mid-1940s to the day of terror in 1991 when a crazed man began
spraying bullets into Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, author Carlton
Stowers recoutns the infamy and infamous from the crime files of
Texas.
An unsolved murder spree that left a town frozen in fear...
In rural Texas, just before Christmas in 1984, a young nurse was
found raped and murdered in her Wichita Falls home. Within weeks, a
second woman was found-her brutalized body dumped in the frozen
Texas plains. Over the next seventeen months three more women would
fall victim to a faceless evil, fueling the city's fears and
baffling authorities whose every lead came to a dead end. For one
haunted man the case would never die.
A fight for justice as cunning and relentless as the killer
himself...
Almost fourteen years to the day of the first murder, ambitious
investigator John Little reopened the cold-case files determined to
deliver closure to the victims' friends and families, and bring a
killer to justice. Working on his instincts, following every
imaginable clue, Little embarked on an ingeniously clever and
exhaustive cat-and-mouse game to trap an elusive serial killer
whose sick fantasies would finally be silenced forever.
When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake
Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by
the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to.
Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered,
frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely.
Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene
that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the
ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission,
risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence.
Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons
finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his
careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three
accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.
Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings,
acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts
behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man
who broke the investigation--with important updated information
based on new developments in the case.
A search for a simpler, more rewarding lifestyle brings Trent Jones
and his wife Olga to the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas so that
Trent can accept the unusual job of teacher/principal/janitor of a
one-room schoolhouse. So what if the princely sum of half his
current salary would make it impossible for them to afford a
telephone, or that they would have to haul drinking water from five
miles away. It was a challenge whose rewards far outweighed any
inconvenience. The colorful residents, the school children, the
beauty of the vast and awsome Trans-Pecos all play their part in
making this an unforgettable experience and inspirational triumph.
Terlingua Teacher gives us a unique definition of what make a
person a "success" and offers an insider's look at our hard-working
educators and the sacrifices they often make. In its third printing
since original publication in 1978. A afterword has been added to
bring the reader up to date on the Jonses and the Terlingua School.
Heisman Trophy winners, All-Americans, All-Pros, MVPs and
record-setters have, throughout the glamorous history of football
in Texas, been all but commonplace. For decades, one set of
superstars routinely replaced another, constantly adding to the
proud legacy of the state's favorite sport. In ""Texas Football
Legends"" you'll meet the cream of a rich and talented crop,
reliving those days when they climbed to stardom from high school
stadiums in out-of-the-way places to the Saturday afternoon cheers
as collegians, and finally in the celebrated ranks of professional
football.As you read of their individual deeds, you'll hear the
cherished echoes of championship games won and lost, high goals
achieved and adversities overcome. Borrowing from a long-used
cliche in Texas, football has been elevated to a form of religion.
That said, this collection of biographies of the greatest of the
great serves as the game's Sunday Best.
Engrossed by the short lives of innocent victims, Stowers uses "The
Girl in the Grave . . . and Other True Crime Stories" to tell the
tales of devastated parents dealing with evil forces and unanswered
questions that invaded their once normal lives, and the effect on
the law enforcement officers duty-bound to involve themselves in
such evil and troubling situations, investigating and seeking
resolve and justice.
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