She [Zamora] was the motivator, but I went through with it and thats all that really matters, he said. Crime Scene Photos Eerie Footage Of Where Texas Mom Slaughtered Daughters | Star Magazine Crime Scene Photos Eerie Footage Of Where Texas Mom Slaughtered Daughters Plus, the latest updates in the ongoing investigation. She often talked about him very strangely, as if she didnt trust him but she still wanted to be with him. [6] The key details of the event were similar; each said that Jones was killed because Graham had sex with her, she was taken to a remote lake, and she was hit over the head by Zamora and shot twice by Graham. Temple's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, admitted the affair did not look good for Temple, but reminded jurors that "being unfaithful doesn't make you a murderer.". Although she admits she was with David on the fateful night Adrianne was murdered, she insists she only went to talk to her, and that David acted alone during the killing. [16], Graham was held at the Ellis Unit near Huntsville after the trial. But Sanders insisted he bore Belinda no ill will and had no involvement in her murder. On June 20, 2001, mother of five Andrea Yates drowned her children, who ranged in age from six months to seven years, in the bathtub at her home in Houston, Texas. Police thought this did not seem like something a burglar would do. The ammunition found with her body was consistent with a 12-gauge shotgun from a reloaded 00 buckshot shell. At first, Diane admitted nothing at all. Jones's family included her mother Linda,[1] her father Bill and two brothers. They got into a fight when he pressed her to study for the SAT. They went back to a statement given by Adriannes little brother, who said he saw a pickup truck drive away from the family home the night she disappeared. "You're a f-----g dumbass for pulling over. Naval Academy and David was a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy when investigators linked them to the murder of another teen, Adrianne Jones, who had been found dead on a rural Texas road a year earlier. Graham then said that he had not had sex only with her, but also had sex with Jones. He got his nickname because he cut the eyes out of his victims with surgical precision, a skill he developed through a childhood fascination and training in taxidermy, and bolstered by a lifelong fascination with eyes. Margaret Lorrain Smith stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds when she vanished. Detectives thought the glass being off to the side meant the door was open when the glass was broken. Do you want to read more articles like this? Albright carried out his crimes with impunity until one sex worker claimed she had escaped his clutches after he raped her, to a house he had coincidentally been renting out. January 31, 2023. Shes going to show me open wounds and Im not going to handle it very well, Mr. Malloy said in an interview for my book Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth., The damage to Noahs mouth was hidden by a square of white fabric, so Mr. Malloy was not shown raw wounds. But the recording also kindled a fraught discussion over the ubiquity of images of violence against Black people, and the relatively few depictions of white victims. ", Rios was issued a 15-day suspension for the road rage dispute and being intoxicated "to the extent that he was rendered unfit to report for duty.". According to a prosecution guide detailing the shooting and body worn camera footage of the crime scene and Walker's testimony, the incident began at about 9:30 p.m. when Rios sped past Walker on Interstate 10 onto the Callaghan Road exit. Some journalists, academics and survivors have proposed releasing photos of the scenes of violence, instead of the victims, as a potentially powerful but less invasive approach. After his sons death Mr. Pozner devoted his life to battling conspiracy theorists who spread false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a government hoax, intended to promote efforts at gun control. When detectives responded to David Temple's 911 callon Jan. 11, 1999, they were reluctant to enter the backyard because the Temples' chow dog, Shaka, was barking fiercely at the fence. For a culture so steeped in violence, we spend a lot of time preventing anyone from actually seeing that violence, Ms. Berman said. He began to bother her so much that when she saw him coming, she started ducking her head behind the counter, said Linda. On a typical school day, she attended classes and enjoyed hanging out with her friends. Upon investigation, authorities determined that the victim was probably attacked by surprise. At first, he thought he was. Since Adrianne had injured her knee during soccer, her mother wondered if she might have been lying somewhere injured. "I have a lot of admiration for the Bexar County District Attorney's Office. It takes a cold-blooded person to shoot a pretty young girl in the face from two to four feet away. Following an unsuccessful civil rights lawsuit in a U.S. District Court, Zamora appealed her case to the 5th U.S. Dezi Rios, an 11-year veteran of the department who worked as an academy instructor, was shot six times around 9:30 p.m. in the 9400 block of Interstate 10 West near the AllStars Gentlemen's Club. Kelly Siegler testified at David Temple's hearing and said she followed the law. Dezi Rios and Demontae Walker, 26, on May 29, 2018. But there was a different outcome around the same time, when the filmmaker Michael Moore proposed the release of crime scene photos by the Sandy Hook victims relatives as a way to spur political action. Belinda was a special education teacher at Katy High School and David was a football coach at Hastings High School, near Katy. In the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 1992, the Somerville, Texas police chief came upon the burning house of the Davis family. It may have been because of the small-town feeling of Mansfield that helped Bill Jones decide to move his family from the Dallas area. Understandably, Diane was jealous and angered, but no one would have anticipated what was to come next, especially from two honor students without even a tardy slip on their flawless high school records. 1. Graham said Zamora ordered him to kill Jones after he admitted to a one-time sexual encounter with her after a cross country meet. If you know where hes hiding, text our hotline 24/7: 833-78-7783 (3-PURSUE). Zamora confessed the crime to her roommates, which ultimately led to notification of the local police in Texas, where the murder occurred. news Crime. Prosecutors alleged that the double murder of Paul and Maggie was part of an effort by Murdaugh to gain sympathy and distract others from his significant financial crimes. They were both convicted in separate trials and are currently serving life sentences. Id never seen a picture. I didnt know anything of her at all.. With no evidence and no confession, nothing could be done, except to suspend Diane and send her home while they investigated the matter further. The so-called "Texas Cadet" murder case was one of the most notorious crimes of the '90s. The Bexar County District Attorney's office released graphic crime scene photos, surveillance footage and body worn camera recordings of a road rage shootout between off-duty SAPD Ofc. He didn't want to kill Rios, he said, so he aimed for his pelvis and below. The Texas Cadet Murder Case. Years earlier, he streamlined the use of mugshots, effectively revolutionizing detective work all with a camera. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Albright's hatred towards and subsequent crimes against sex workers may need no complex psychosocial question: as a sadistic man who gained pleasure from hurting women, he found the most vulnerable women and targeted them for his pleasure. Going on the name Adrianne gave her as the person calling in on December 3, Linda asked the coach if there was a David that ran cross-country. In the early morning of December 4, 1995, Graham picked up Jones in Zamora's car while she hid in the hatchback. Im not a killer and that Im not some witch, she said then. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! At five o'clock or so, Linda Jones got up to make lunch for her husband. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. David grabbed a Marakov 9mm, followed her, and shot her twice, execution-style, in the face. Claire joined The Dallas Morning News as an intern in 2012. Judge Gist recommended Temple be given a new trial, but his opinion was a recommendation. Both Zamora and Graham were arrested on September 6, 1996. Walker told investigators he remained calm during the confrontation. "It's very hard for a prosecutor to take the position of someone other than a police officer," Walker's Houston-based defense attorney Charles Adams told MySA.com after his client was cleared. [citation needed] In 2008, Graham said that his confession to the police was correct and expressed remorse for killing Jones. This time the victim was a 14-year-old girl named Dawn Basom. Paolilla, who was 17 years old when the four teens were killed, is on trial for the murders. Both he and Zamora pled not guilty for their roles in Jones' slaying. He then allegedly shot his wife, Maggie, with a rifle. [10], During the trial, Zamora admitted to being at the scene of the crime, but denied participating in the killing of Jones. I didnt have any harsh feelings for Adrianne, but no one could stand between me and Diane, David wrote. Thats where the political conversation is right now: Why are we arming ourselves with an AR-15? Jones, known to her acquaintances as A.J., was also an honor student who planned to attend Texas A&M University and become a behavioral analyst. Now She's Speaking Out, The True Story Behind Netflix's 'The Good Nurse', Charles Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel's Parole Blocked by California Gov. Warning: These photos are not for the faint of heart, and depict murderous violence against women. "He shot me, man," Rios says repeatedly. She now writes about crime, other breaking news and the Dallas Zoo. Housing costs are 'spiraling out of control' for Texas college students. When she was murdered, Belinda was eight months pregnant and their son, Evan, was 3 years old. The teen's body was found seven days after the boating accident. He admitted to extreme guilt and shame, but insisted that Diane coerced him to kill Adrianne by threatening to leave him if he didnt. [11] Graham did not drive Jones home on the night he claimed to have had sex with her, lending credence to his later recantation. Adriannes family, meanwhile has kept private since her killers were convicted. Walker said, according to Rios' statement to detectives. The gun belonged to Riley Joe Sanders III's father -- and was being hidden by one of Sanders III's friends when police found it. "From these witnesses, the state knew, and should have known, that the testimony it sponsored in support of a sexual encounter between Jones and Graham was probably false". She said she is no longer in contact with Graham, either: He reportedly sent her a Christmas card in 2001, to no avail. 41 . "I go to the gun range every week. Court TV said that "from a surface view, no one would have expected that Diane and David would become a lethal combination. Murder Victim. [18] As of 2018[update] he is held at the Allred Unit in Wichita Falls. They walked away with a long list of people to interview, but given Adriannes popularity, the investigation turned out to be more confusing and exhausting than they anticipated. In her testimony, Zamora claimed that she only wanted to meet Jones not to kill her because she thought Graham had made the whole ordeal up to make her jealous. Protective parents, they tended to be strict with their only daughter, Adrianne, nicknamed A.J. He got his nickname because he cut the eyes out of his victims with surgical precision, a skill he developed through a childhood fascination and training in taxidermy, and . Back at square one, authorities began delving into any tidbit of information that could help them solve the murder. Paramedics took all three to University Hospital for treatment. I can't believe we just did that". Clappart turned over his findings to Temple's new attorneys, Stanley Schneider and Casie Gotro. Bullets tore through Noahs back, arm, hand and face, destroying most of his jaw. Albright's practice of carving out his victims' eyes left a last chilling in the otherwise torrid Dallas, and is the subject of the latest episode of "Mark of a Killer, streaming now on Oxygen.com. The midshipmen reported the story to their superiorsin August 1996,and Zamora left the academy. Moreover, the couple committed obstruction when Zamora allegedly ordered Graham to stalk Jones into the field and to shoot her so that she could not tell the authorities. Grand Prairie Sgt. She said that when Graham stopped the car she came out from the hatchback and asked Jones if she had sex with Graham. [1][4][5] According to Zamora's confession, when he returned to the car, Graham said, "I love you, baby, do you believe me now? Dianes squad leader, Jay Guild, said Adrianne talked about David incessantly and would often have crying fits if she didnt hear from him. They were held in the Tarrant County Jail. [4] Graham claimed in 2008 that Zamora told him that she would kill herself or leave him if he did not kill Jones. "[4] Shortly thereafter, Zamora asked what they had just done, to which David answered, "I don't know. Albright's violence against sex workers was often explained by his puritanical ways according to theTexas Monthlyfeature on his crimes, Albright had attacked a sex worker saying "I hate whores! In 2003, Zamora married another inmate, Steve Mora, by proxy without meeting face-to-face. (They changed her name to "Dale Harum" in Michigan Murders .) Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. JustinBoardman.com, Instagram/Twitter: @boardman_trainPeter Meyer - Author: "Blind Love: The True Story Of The Texas Cadet Murder", Found: School Life Media, schoollifemedia.org. Sister Clarice Suchy, right, consoled Orelia Barker the day after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Stephen Clappart was an investigator for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in 2012, when a new tip came in on the case. Published on December 12, 2016 10:01 PM David Graham and Diane Zamora were only teenagers when they were arrested for a brutal crime: the beating and shooting death of 16-year-old Adrianne Jones,. Caleb Downs is a breaking news reporter for the San Antonio Express-News. Both had high aspirations. However, Adrianne also craved attention, by Lindas admission. In her appeal, Zamora claimedthat because of the national attention her case got the trial was televised live and resulted in at least two books and a made-for-TV movie she had been threatened and assaulted by other inmates, according to court documents. ET) on Investigation Discovery. Prosecutor Kelly Siegler says she thinks David Temple got rid of the murder weapon somewhere in the rice fields of Katy, Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals would make the final call. Cadets Philipp Dmitriev, left, and Matthew Miller, right, hold up cadet Franklin Millstid after their 200 meter sprint on the track for their final PT test on June 16, 2017, at the San Antonio Police Training Academy. education. I realized too late that all those quick, painless snaps seen in the movies were just your usual Hollywood stunts, he wrote. When David came home on Jan. 11, 1999, he says he saw the back door glass was broken. Authorities were also looking into the possibility that Pedro Espinoza was allegedly involved in another murder in Mexico. state. After Sandy Hook, Connecticut passed some of the most stringent gun safety measures in the nation. Yearbook photos of David Graham and Diane Zamora [Crowley High School Yearbook]. At on point, Jay, curious about Dianes inability to trust David, asked if he had ever cheated on her. Albright is sentenced to life at a psychiatric unit in Lubbock, Texas. Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Intel review says "very unlikely" foreign adversary behind "Havana Syndrome", Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. The Ken & Barbie Killers: Where Is Karla Homolka Today? All rights reserved. Diane and David love each other, but when they go to separate army academies, David has an affair. The smashed windows, the smashed desks, the utter destruction of the room by this weapon which is designed only to obliterate humans. Walker was later charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one charge relating to Rios's injuries, and one related to Rhodes, though he did not shoot her. At the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that the sexual encounter with Jones never occurred, but Graham insisted in the interview that it had happened. Boys were equally vying for her attention. Like Graham, Zamora wed in prison: She married inmate Steven Mora in 2003. Just like in the Temple home, there was glass in the back of the house that was broken to gain entry. She did allow that certain things were not shared with the defense at the time of trial, but says that was according to the law and rules of the prosecutor's office at the time. On Aug. 6, 2019, after a retrial -- a jury convicted David Temple of the 1999 murder of his pregnant wife. Zamora was in her first year at the Naval Academy as a midshipman, and Graham was at the Air Force Academy when they murdered Jones, a 16-year-old student from Mansfield. It's possible, according to investigators, he allegedly targeted the victim because she was smaller in size and he could overtake her. But a dark secret emerged as they were their first year of college. David and Belinda Temple with their son, Evan. Jay didnt want to believe Diane, but she later told the same story to her two roommates. Walker was taking his cousin, Destiny Rhodes, to the club so she could dance, and Rios told investigators he pulled over to call his wife. "So, I'm guessing he thought like, I wanted to fight or something.". Among the evidence Stephen Clappart found in the old police files were photos of a break-in that happened nine days before Belinda's murder. At seven o'clock, Linda noticed that her daughter wasn't there. "[2], According to Graham, he and Zamora planned to kill Jones and put her in a lake with weights tied to her body. Rhodes ran to the club to ask for help, and Rios stumbled to the front door, where he was detained by a security guard until authorities arrived. His job is to hunt down crime and chaos in San Antonio and Bexar County. Adrianne, 16, was a beautiful, bright-eyed teen who took honors courses at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas, a small suburban city in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The material, which includes prosecution documents, was made public in a rare move by former District Attorney Nico LaHood, according to current DA officials. WASHINGTON After Lenny Pozners six-year-old son Noah died at Sandy Hook, he briefly contemplated showing the world the damage an AR-15-style rifle did to his child. "Obviously, I f-----g didn't because you're still here," Rios said he retorted. [1] During her confession to police, Zamora said that she believed it was this night when Graham came over to her house, carrying a stuffed animal and having "this look in his eyes that was horrible, he looked so scared. Read more: Baltimore Sun, New York Times, People.com, OffTheKuff.com, FindLaw.com. He says he took Evan across the street to a neighbor's house, and ran back to check on Belinda. Cadets are also timed as they run a mile and half around the track for the test. A stray bullet broke a window and television at the nearby 210 Ceviche restaurant. One of the first famous crime scene photos was taken on May 5, 1903, in the home of a Parisian woman named Madame Debeinche who had been murdered. You can also subscribe and download the daily podcasts at iHeart Podcasts. He continues to express guilt about the murder, and said that his prison sentence is appropriate, despite being coerced by his former girlfriend. He repeated his assertion that he had nothing to do with Belinda's murder. Ofc. Crime Stories Video; Crime Scene Photos; Cold Cases; Missing; Shop; Nancy Grace Book; Crime Library; Texas cadet murders Tuesday Crime Stories: The Texas Cadet Murder: The dark side of teen love & ambition. 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