Rebecca Beard – Timeline (Work in Progress)
This timeline is a work in progress; I’ll be adding to it. Thanks for your interest in this story. [Please read the Disclaimer, Warning, & Disclosure at the bottom of this page.] TIMELINE (Updated 11:00 p.m. 08/28/2025) 1982 1982, Rebecca Beard graduated from high school and married Darrell Beard. They…
Timeline – Murder of Rebecca Beard in 1986
1982 – 1985 Timeline – only a few events 1986 Timeline – The year Rebecca Beard was murdered. 1987 – 1993 – Paul Taylor is returned to Brazoria County; he is arrested several more times; Rebecca is pronounced dead. 1994 – 1995 – Taylor is indicted for murder;…
Disclaimer – The Murder of Rebecca Beard
I’m working hard to finish my book Unlikely Victims while also covering Rebecca Beard’s story. I was looking over the disclaimer for my book and realized I need one for this story (actually, all my stories). So, going forward, this or something similar will be standard for all my projects. DISCLAIMER…
1986 The Murder of Rebecca Beard – PART 4 – The Anonymous Letter and how Paul Taylor Became the Suspect
The envelope was postmarked “Aug 12, 1986 – Houston, Texas” and it had made its way to the Freeport post office where it had been sorted and placed into the box of the addressee. The envelope was marked with “Personal” and “Urgent!” and the name on it was that of Rebecca’s…
1986 – Finding Becky Beard – Freeport~Clute~Surfside Part 3 – Rebecca Beard’s Murder
Hi friends, SORRY for the delay in getting this to you. But we are here now and that’s what matters. In Part 3 – we are going to figure out where this story is going, why we are going down this road, and then we will get back to the…
1986 – Freeport/Clute Rebecca Beard’s Murder ~~ Part 2 – And She Never Came Home
1986 – Freeport/Clute Rebecca Beard’s Story Part 2 – And She Never Came Home Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Hi friends, it’s Brenda with Vintage Texas Crimes, and I’ve got the next part of this story for you. This isn’t going to be one…
1986 – Finding Becky Beard (Freeport & Clute, Texas) – Part 1 – The Disappearance of Becky Beard
Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. ~~~~ 1986 – Part 1 Intro – Freeport & Clute, Texas – The Disappearance of Becky Beard ~~~~~ This story purportedly starts in the Excalibur Club (said the newspapers over the last 39 years) on March 1, 1986 ……
1991 Oak Cliff: Charles Albright, The Eyeball Killer
Hello there! It’s Brenda from Vintage Texas Crimes with a story today from the early 1990s in Oak Cliff, an old community within Dallas. For a number of years, prostitutes had seen a tall, handsome man coming out at night to solicit their services. In the early years, he was a…
Part II of 1971 – Odessa: Evil in the Oil Patch (1990 – Houston: Odessa Serial Killer Johnny Meadows paroled to Harris County)
Watch the video here: http://crimesy.com/meadowstube +++++++++++++++++++ I ended my story about Johnny Meadows, Odessa’s 1971 serial killer, by telling you he got a 99-year-to-life sentence for the murder of Gloria Sue Nix Green, that he died in prison in Polk County during 2000, and was buried in the Captain Joe Byrd…
Part I – 1971 – Odessa: Evil in the Oil Patch
Hi, it’s Brenda at Vintage Texas Crimes, and tonight I’ve got a story for you about Odessa in the summer of 1971. Earlier this week, I noticed a pair of shoes lined up under my desk—and it sparked a memory. About six years ago, I came across an article in the…