This is a rerelease of a bonus episode released last summer for subscribers only. We thought we’d share this on the public feed for those of you needing an escape from the upcoming holiday stress. Hope you enjoy our discussion!

Cullen Davis was a man who believed that money could buy anything. And he may have been right. His life, loves, and even his crimes show this to be true. In the 1970s, Davis, a wealthy oil tycoon from Texas, was accused of murder. The first incident occurred in August 1976, when there was a deadly shooting inside his estranged wife’s Fort Worth mansion. In the second incident, he was charged with hiring a hitman and conspiring to kill 15 people.

Join us at the quiet end for A Perversion of Justice. Cullen Davis would become known for getting away with the criminal charges against him, thanks to the best defense his money could buy. But to many, the evidence against him was overwhelming. So, where and why did the justice system fail so miserably?

Sources

Blood Will Tell: The Murder Trials of T. Cullen Davis by Gary Cartwright, 1979.

Rich Man, Dead Man, Texas Monthly, Gary Cartwright, 1977, retrieved 7/5/2024.

A Texas Oil Dynasty: The Family Tree of T. Cullen Davis, Genealogy Magazine,  Pylant, James, 4/3/2007, retrieved 7/2/2024.

Texas vs. Davis: The Only Complete Account of the Bizarre Thomas Cullen Davis Murder Case by Mike Cochran, 1980.