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A chronicle of sixteen ruthless killings from Lone Star history and the dirty details that have shocked and bewildered Texans for decades. Texas has long boasted of its iron fist and strict treatment of criminals. Nevertheless, a number of homicidal scoundrels and fiends have slipped through the state's justice system despite even the best efforts of the legendary Texas Rangers. In 1877, Texas saw its first high-profile murder case with the slaying of a woman in Jefferson and the subsequent Diamond Bessie trial. More than a century later, state legislator Price Daniel Jr., was shot in cold blood by his wife at their home in Liberty, TX. True crime writer and historian Bartee Haile unburies these and other stories from Texas's murderous past. With these stories and more--from senseless roadside murders to political assassinations--discover the seedy underbelly of the Lone Star State's murderous past.

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A fourth- or fifth-generation Texan (he can't really say for sure), Bartee Haile lives near Houston with his wife Gerri. He began writing This Week in Texas History in 1983 for small-town and suburban newspapers across Texas. Kent Klineman is a voice actor and narrator based in Los Angeles. Kent has won a Tony Award, and recently guest starred for the second time on FX's hit show Better Things. He voices a wide variety of characters, and narrates for film, TV, radio, and audiobooks. He is fluent in Spanish, and was represented by Paradigm in New York for Spanish voice-over. Kent has acted all over the US in regional theater, and on Broadway. He is also a playwright and director. His plays have been performed at Circle Rep, Theatre for the New City, and the Road Theatre in LA. Kent's original rock band Blind Pony has played at many of LA's best venues, including The Viper Room, The Mint, and the Echo. He is an active member of the Don La Fontaine VO Lab.

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