Tracking Bruce Harkey
This article is supplementary to 2012 – Death of a Pecan Dynasty. One of my sources says that between 13 and 17, Bruce was sent to live at his mother’s home in Sparks, Nevada because he was so rude to Bonnie; however, he is enrolled in high school in San Saba…
2012—San Saba – Death of a Pecan Dynasty
This video is an overview of the story that I’ve written below. This is a story about family, one of the OLD Texas families, the Harkeys, 6th generation Texans, who had worked hard and accumulated wealth in land and a pecan business. When a grandmother didn’t die quick enough, she and…
1892 – Brazoria. Three Headless Bodies on the San Bernard River
On March 1, 1892, four men and a 16-year-old boy drove a wagon and three horses into Brazoria County from Fort Bend County; they were on their way to Velasco, the town standing on the coast at the mouth of the Brazos River. In the party were Steve Cravey, James Cravey,…
1975 Temple, Texas — Daniel Lee Corwin, Serial Killer
[Hi, I recorded the first few minutes of this video. After I’m off screen, the story below begins.] Daniel Lee Corwin (often called “Danny”) was born in 1958 in Garden Grove, California to Nan and Phil Corwin, the youngest of four children. They had moved several times by the time…
1996 – West Columbia Woman’s Crime Catches Up with Her
This is one of those true crimes stories that is hard to hear because of the crime itself, so I’m going to keep it short and to the point because it involves the death of a child. Why post it at all? Because justice prevailed and had its day. One…
1941 Houston – The Trick Rider and the Rancher
Today’s old Texas crime story is about a Texas icon from the 1940s, Mrs. Lucyle Richards, who was said to be the prettiest and best dressed cowgirl trick rider and bronco buster wherever she went. Not only did she perform tricks while riding horses, but she also flew planes before, during,…
Summer of 1965 – The Icebox Murders in Houston, Texas
Hey all! B.K. Smith here today from Vintage Texas Crimes! I’ve got a grisly story today that I have never heard about and I grew up just 40 miles south of Houston where it all took place. Today, on my blog you can read the story, or hear it. This morning,…
1983, Galveston – He Rode a Greyhound Bus into Town
Hello, true crime friends! We are going to rewind the clock back to the dawn of this bizarre saga … way back to the early 1980s. Today’s story is about Patrick Hennessy Welsh from Ohio who was the ultimate deadbeat parent. He ran away from his wife and family, stole from…
Anna Farley, the First Victim in “Declared Dead in Dallas County”
Anna Mimms Farley had a hard life. That much was apparent to me when I started looking through records and old newspapers to see just who this scrappy little lady was. When she disappeared, she had a nice portfolio of rental properties and a great income; she had busted her fanny…
Brad Simpson’s Arrest Warrant and Supporting Affidavit Unsealed.
Welcome back! Today’s big news is Brad Simpson’s arrest warrant and the supporting probably cause affidavit is unsealed. On October 8, 2024, Bradley Chandler Simpson was arrested on charges relating to domestic abuse, and then, on November 7, he was charged with murdering his wife, Suzanne Clarke Simpson. (Summary here.) The…