Anson Stowers grew up in a middle-class family in the Texas Hill Country. He had what would be considered a normal childhood, but as he entered his teen years, his behavior changed. He became an angry, aggressive young man who tormented his father with his unpredictable behaviors. What may have been predicted but could not be prevented was that Anson’s life of crime and drug use would lead to a brutal murder.
Join us at the quiet end for An Escalation of Violence. Today we’re discussing Anson’s life of drug abuse, the effect it had on his family members, and how it led to a violent and senseless murder.
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Sources
Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu, 11/16/1988
Reporter Discusses Murder, https://smudailycampus.com/113906/news/reporter-discusses-murder/, 12/6/2011
Sins of the Son by Carlton Stowers, 1995
Texas Department of Justice Inmate Search,https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=02757288, retrieved 2/16/2025
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