List of Illustrations | p. x |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Prologue | p. xvii |
The Three Families | p. 1 |
Settling in Antebellum Texas | |
A Secret Too Big To Keep | p. 23 |
öLet the Old Men Settle Itö | |
A Man with a Plan | p. 29 |
Escape, Flight, and Pursuit | |
The Gathering Storm | p. 44 |
The Killings Begin | |
To The Courts | p. 56 |
From Guns to Gavels | |
öThe Greatest Legal Battle Everö | p. 71 |
The 1912 Fort Worth Murder Trial of John Beal Sneed | |
Protecting a Home or Protecting A Killer? | p. 113 |
The Conclusion of the 1912 John Beal Sneed Murder Trial | |
The Waiting Game | p. 140 |
Ambush at the Death Cottage | |
öBecause This is Texasö | p. 163 |
The Second Fort Worth Murder Trial of John Beal Sneed | |
öMaking 'EM Believe in Ghostsö | p. 192 |
The Beech Epting Murder Trial | |
öNo Trial for The Deadö | p. 208 |
The Vernon Murder Trial of John Beal Sneed | |
The John Beal Sneed Wars Continue | p. 226 |
Combat in the Courts, Firefights in the Streets | |
Epilogue | p. 243 |
Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat | p. 243 |
Spin-Doctoring, Dirty Tricks, and Whatever Else It Takes | |
Reflections, Speculations, and Unsolved Mysteries | p. 252 |
And What Happened to Lena's Baby? | |
The Rest of the Tragic Story of Hugh D. Spencer | p. 259 |
Miss Lillie was a Rover | |
Timeline | p. 267 |
Endnotes | p. 273 |
Bibliography | p. 293 |
Index | p. 299 |
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