“It’s the Most Outrageous Thing I’ve Ever Seen. It Makes No Sense.”
DNA evidence proved Lydell Grant’s innocence. So why won’t the state’s highest criminal court exonerate him?
DNA evidence proved Lydell Grant’s innocence. So why won’t the state’s highest criminal court exonerate him?
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Oct 2020 40min Permalink
On the people who will be sent back to a place they’ve never called home if DACA runs out.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may not immediately proceed with its plan to end DACA
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Dec 2017 20min Permalink
It took only a handful of people to wrongly convict Ed Ates of murder. It took an army to free him from prison. Now comes the hard part.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Aug 2019 40min Permalink
While driving through a dangerous curve in East Texas, James Fulton crossed into oncoming traffic and killed a young woman. The cops said the crash was an accident. But the Smith County DA saw it differently.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Mar 2019 30min Permalink
The long legal saga of Kerry Max Cook, who for almost 40 years fought to clear his name after being convicted of murder.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Mar 2017 50min Permalink
For almost 20 years, Greg Torti has lived the life of a convicted sex offender—carrying a blue ID card with him at all times, avoiding schools and parks, living on the outskirts of town. It’s a just punishment for the crime, he says. It’s just that he didn’t commit it.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Oct 2015 30min Permalink
The life of Reverend Charles Moore, who died by self-immolation in the parking lot of a Texas strip mall.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Dec 2014 35min Permalink
In the summer of 1982, three Waco teenagers were savagely murdered for no apparent reason. Four men were ultimately charged with the crime. One was executed, two others were given life sentences, and a fourth was sent to death row only to be released after six years. They all may have been innocent.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Mar 2014 1h40min Permalink
An investigation into the death of a sacred white buffalo and the man who raised it.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Jan 2013 30min Permalink
The life and times of Willie Nelson’s guitar.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Dec 2012 25min Permalink
Thirty years after the murder in Abilene, the question remains unanswered.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Nov 2011 35min Permalink
The rise and fall of “Rock Around the Clock” singer Bill Haley.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Jun 2011 30min Permalink
The story of dog-scent lineup innovator Keith Pikett and the not-so-scientific science behind forensics.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly May 2010 35min Permalink
On the mysterious life story of blues icon Blind Willie Johnson and a half-century of attempts to fill in the blanks.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Dec 2010 30min Permalink
The life and death of Johnny Romano, the youngest pro skateboarder ever.
Michael Hall Texas Monthly Aug 2010 25min Permalink