Texas trooper dies from gunshot wounds in capital murder case
A Texas rancher, Melvin Hale of Kyle, was charged with capital murder after DPS Trooper Randall Vetter, 28, died from a head wound sustained during a Thursday traffic stop. Hale, held without bond, was already facing attempted capital murder charges and could face the death penalty. Governor Bush and local officials expressed sorrow over the fatal shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Atate
Hays County
Micael Wenk
Department of Public Safety
Randall Vetter
Melvin Edison Hale
Justice of the Peace
Macell Sullivan
Hale
Michael Wenk
Vetter
Inmate Smashes Truck Through Fence to Escape Prison
An inmate driving an 18 wheel truck plowed through a prison fence at Wynne Unit in Huntsville, left the vehicle on an airport runway, and fled in a second car believed driven by his wife. Terry Rhodes, 31, had been serving 45 years for aggravated sexual assault with prior burglary and an escape attempt. Authorities hunted him south of Madisonville as helicopters and tracking dogs searched the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas Rangers
Sheriff's Deputies
Terry Rhodes
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Wynne
Rhodes
Hardin County
Texas
Smith County
Madisonville
Huntsville City
Larry Fitzgerald
Dalton on set as Pinkerton in Jesse James film
Actor Timothy Dalton tours the Texas State Railroad Park in Palestine during a break on the Jesse James set. Teammate Terry O Quinn and Harris Yulon stand nearby awaiting the next scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Dalton
Allan Pinkerton
Jesse James
Texas State
Palestine
Terry O'Quinn
Center
Harris
Yulon
Man indicted in archbishop hostage case in San Antonio
Nelson Antonio Escolero, 40, indicted on two counts of aggravated kidnapping for holding Archbishop Patrick Flores, 70, and his secretary Myrtle Sanchez, 73, hostage at the San Antonio chancery for nine hours on May 20. The case links to a Sept. 5, 1987 shooting death of Felipe Orta, 36, at a San Antonio apartment complex. Escolero remains jailed on two 1 million dollar bonds. his attorney calls the 1987 charge speculative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Nelson Antonio Escolero
Patrick Flores
Myrtle Sanchez
San Antonio Chancery
Felipe Orta
Bexar County
Susan Reed
Escolero
Pat Hancock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kyle
DPS
Terry Miller
Atascosa County
Mark Stephenson
Thomas Monse
George W. Bush
Randall
Hays County Sheriff's
Michael Graczyk
Separated Press
Dallas
North Texas
National Weather Service
Mercury
Mark Fox
Sid Sally Moore
Mike Aspie
M&a Nurseries
San Angelo
Iiet
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Russell B. Bacak, M.D
Amarillo Family Physicians Clinic
Cee Amul
Stewart R. Werner
W. Ste
Chicago
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
the Wild, Wild West
Hancock
Canyon de
A.dal
Roden
W. 42Nd
Orig
Cole Haan
Ralph Lauren
Dylan
Bentley
le Haan
Bowman
Easin
Illard’s
Dillard's
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Westgate Mall
Coleman
Colemaan “Braddock
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!