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Brantley Hargrove

Crime

The Killings in Kaufman

A legal battle over stolen computer monitors ends one man’s career and the lives of three others.

Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer May 2013 20min Permalink

A White Buffalo's Death Breeds Suspicion and Lies

Money, fraud and a sacred prophecy.

Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Nov 2012 Permalink

Crime Science

Imaginary Monsters Chased Jonny Holden All His Life, Then a Real One Caught Him

A family’s struggle with mental illness and the criminal justice system.

Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Sep 2012 25min Permalink

Crime

Can Accused Killer Seth Winder Stay Sane Long Enough to Stand Trial?

On murder and mental illness.

Brantley Hargrove Dallas Observer Jan 2012 20min Permalink

Crime

No Angel, No Devil (Part II)

The second installment of the Gaile Owens story. A former churchgoing mother of two from suburban Memphis, Owens is the first woman to be given the death penalty in Tennessee in nearly 200 years.

Brantley Hargrove Nashville Scene Apr 2010 40min Permalink

Crime

No Angel, No Devil

Gaile Owens was a churchgoing mother of two boys in suburban Memphis. Now she’s the first woman sentenced to die in Tennessee in nearly 200 years. The jury never heard her whole story; this is it.

Brantley Hargrove Nashville Scene Apr 2010 30min Permalink