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May 2023
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Betty Williams

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About this episode

Ep 125: A teenage girls’ murder rocks a small Texas town, but during the trial, it’s her assailant who finds favor with the court.

This is the Betty Williams story


Sources for Today's Episode:

  • Medium
  • Texas Monthly (most info from here)
  • NY Daily News
  • San Antonio Express
  • State v Olsen


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  • Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
  • Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
  • Music by Dessert Media


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Keywords: suicide, insanity plea, juvenile, "Kiss and Kill Murder", 1961, Odessa, Texas, John Mack Herring,  

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