April 1, 1999 New Boston, Texas Lee Andrew Taylor (pictured) kills fellow inmate Donta Green, either as revenge for an alleged theft or in self-defense In November 1995, 16-year-old Lee Andrew Taylor broke into the home of John and Mildred Hampton (both 79 years old) while, in his words, “on cocaine and acid.” He assumed… Continue reading Man kills another in jail
Category: Texas
The murder of Selena
March 31, 1995 Corpus Christi, Texas Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is fatally shot by her fan club’s president Selena began her musical career at the age of 9, rising to become a Grammy winning artist and being called the “Queen of Tejano.” In 1995, Selena’s father discovered her fan club president and manager of her San Antonio… Continue reading The murder of Selena
Teen kills mother with hammer, knife, rapes body
March 27, 2014 Corpus Christi, Texas Kevin Davis (18) kills his mother Kimberly Hill then rapes her body On March 27, Davis attacked his mother by attempting to strangle her with an electrical cord. When Hill screamed, Davis retrieved a hammer and struck her head around 20 times. Psychiatrist Dr. Joel Kutnik, who interviewed Davis,… Continue reading Teen kills mother with hammer, knife, rapes body
Man angry over taxes flies plane into IRS building
February 18, 2010 Austin, Texas Andrew Joseph Stack III (53, pictured inset left) flies a single-engine aircraft into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, killing himself and Vernon Hunter (67, pictured inset right) and wounding 13 At the time of the attack, Stack was being audited by the IRS. According to a written statement that… Continue reading Man angry over taxes flies plane into IRS building
Man executed for killing woman during robbery of school cafeteria
February 16, 1995 Huntsville, Texas Billy Conn Gardner is executed for fatally shooting a robbery victim On May 16, 1983, a gunman obscuring his face with a stocking entered a back room of the Lake Highlands High School cafeteria while Thelma “Katie” Row (64) was counting receipts for the day. The man tossed a paper… Continue reading Man executed for killing woman during robbery of school cafeteria
