Lone Star Law & Disorder
A Texas sized true crime podcast. Everything is bigger in Texas; but when it comes to crime--bigger doesn't always mean better. Each episode will discuss all things Texas pertaining to crime and the legal system. But don't let that fool ya! From the solved to the unsolved, the victims to the victimizers, the wrongfully convicted to the wrong-doers, and the law-makers to the law-breakers, this podcast has got it covered.
Lone Star Law & Disorder
Forgive and Never Forget
July 14, 2018
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Krista Mendez
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Season 1
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Episode 7
When James Byrd Jr. of Jasper, Texas accepted a ride while walking home on the early morning of June 7th, 1998, he couldn't have known it would be his last ride. Twenty years ago, shock and outrage roared through the tiny quiet timber town of Jasper Texas at what scholars, media, and officials alike agree unequivocally was nothing short of a modern day lynching.
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Email - lonelaw18@gmail.com
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Sources:
Biography.com
Dallas Morning News
People.com
Texas Penal Code
Justia.com
nytimes.com
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