Julie Coley Murders and History in Texas

She had five husbands. Two of them didn't make it. She went to death row. This is one of the most sensational murders in the state of Texas!!  Betty Lou Beets was a black widow in her town of Gun Barrel. Her mug shot shows she thought it was all a joke. 

Two officers were sitting in front of a building when the wall fell and crushed them. Here the story of how the fire department, police and sheriffs department came together to try to save these fine police officers. 

After killing his entire family, James Wolcott became a very well like college professor.  Hear how he did that in this strange story of murder and redemption. 

Reminisce with me about the 900 block of Indiana. Some memories include Fedway department store, Russell Stover Candies, Kirklands, Noble Hardware and more.  I have a few cute stories to go with some of the stores. I hope you like the memories!

Samuel Burk Burnett, a well known cattleman in North Texas and Oklahoma committed a murder in Paducah, Texas. Or did he?

Jealousy is something that can lead you to murder, being an alcoholic can make you mean, both of these things can cause you to kill, as they did in this story about abuse and dominance over a woman's life.  When I tell my ghost story in October, remember the location of the book store that son Alex worked in :)

Jeff and I are doing the podcast this time. We are talking about little known rumors and tales about downtown.  Have fun listening and if you can add to this, visit my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/JulieColeyAuthor/ I look forward to learning something new!!

For those who grew up in the 50's and 60's in Wichita Falls, you probably know who Ham Vance is. Maybe you heard about his affair with Gertie whose charges were dropped for the murder of her husband.  This was such a well known story back in the day. Do you remember the incident where Ham broke up a party out in the country? Even if you are not from here, all of these things should really entice y...

My first story is about officer Sammy Childress who was stuffed in the trunk of his patrol car and killed.  My second story is about Ralph Allen Ablanedo who was shot by the passenger of a car.  These are just two of the stories in my book, "How Did They Die? Murdered in the Line of Duty."

Embrace History Don't Erase History This is several stories about our Civil War Veterans. Lately, there has been a crusade to tear down the Civil War statue at Memorial Auditorium. I believe those who are wanting to tear it down are uneducated in the Civil War, probably because it hasn't been taught in school lately like it had been in the past. Form your own conclusion after you listen to this, b...

The first fire claimed the lives of one hotel guest and two Wichita Falls firemen. There is an historical marker inside the library commemorating the firemens deaths.   The second fire was said to be the deadliest hotel fire in Wichita Falls. 

Anytime we hear of murder at a school it sends our hearts racing. The hatred we have for anyone who can do this, is sometimes more than a person can handle. This is the story of a man, who, for some reason had hashed out a plan to blow up the school he wanted his son to go to. Listen as you hear the details of the Poe Elementary School Massacre in Houston, TX 

When Arthur McClain and John Beard went downtown, they probably had never thought about murdering a man. Cecil Byrd never saw it coming either. This is the story of 2 Air Force Airman murdering a man for fun, just so they could have some money to spend. 

Have you ever walked around downtown during a Christmas Crawl or the the St. Patrick's Day Festival? Have you ever really looked around? There are so many signs of the past that the eye just doesn't see. This Podcast will tell you where to look to see some of the great treasures of the past. I will also have a list of these places posted on my Julie Coley - Wichita Falls, TX Author Facebook page. 

An intro about what the page is about and a little inside about me. Lots more to come for sure.