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Cullen Davis, acquitted in Fort Worth mansion killings, dies at 93
Texas oil heir T. Cullen Davis, who died at 93, was acquitted in the notorious 1976 Fort Worth mansion shootings that killed his estranged wife’s 12-year-old daughter and her boyfriend and wounded two others. He was also acquitted of a later attempted-murder charge; the case drew national attention and became one of Texas’s most famous murder trials.
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About T. Cullen Davis
Thomas Cullen Davis is an American former oil tycoon who is best known for being acquitted of murder and attempted murder in two high-profile trials during the 1970s. At the time of his first trial, Davis was believed to be the wealthiest man to have stood trial for murder in the United States.
Everything about T. Cullen Davis →- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 22, 1933