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Skip Hollandsworth

Sex, Lies, and Hit Men!

A Houston man allegedly tries to hire several hit men to kill his wife. Each fails miserably. It becomes the talk of the town.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Feb 2012 Permalink

Hi, Society!

A profile of legendary Houston socialite Becca Cason Thrash.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Sep 2002 25min Permalink

“If the Serial Killer Gets Us, He Gets Us”

Houston detectives investigate a series of brutal assaults on prostitutes in the Acres Homes section of the city. They thought they were after one man; it turns out they were wrong.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Dec 2011 25min Permalink

Best Article Crime

Capital Murder

The coldest of cases: During 1884-85, seven women and one man were brutally murdered in Austin, Texas.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Jul 2000 20min Permalink

Best Article Crime

The Lost Boys

The story of Dean Corll and his accomplices, who killed over 20 teenage boys in the Heights neighborhood of Houston in the early 1970s, and the families searching for their missing sons.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Apr 2011 45min Permalink

Crime

Bringing Down the Dogmen

A pair of undercover cops infiltrate a dogfighting ring in Houston.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Aug 2009 25min Permalink

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