Texas True Crime

The finest in true-crime writing from the Lone Star State, from marital murder in the Houston suburbs to bloody battles under the streetlights of Amarillo.

For a half century, one magazine has covered crime in Texas like no one else, delving deep into stories that may turn your stomach—but won't let you turn away. This collection from the archives of Texas Monthly is a high-speed read around Texas, chasing criminals from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, through gated mansions and trailer pa...