Nearly a year had passed since Adriannes murder, and both David and Diane graduated high school and moved forward with their lives. The medical examiner said Belinda and her unborn baby, Erin, were killed instantly. On February 17, 1998, after more than six hours of deliberations over two days, the jury found Zamora guilty of capital murder in the death of Adrianne Jones. Podcast. I wish I hadve pled guilty from day one, he told the Dallas Morning News. When she said that David did indeed cheat in the past, he asked what she did about it. He then allegedly shot his wife, Maggie, with a rifle. At first, Diane admitted nothing at all. Plus: The body of a missing Florida woman is found near her boyfriends home; Scott Peterson is resentenced for his wife Laci Petersons 2002 murder; and former Empire actor Jussie Smollett found guilty for falsely reporting a hate crime. Zamora is back in the Mountain View Unit, according to prison records, but it's unclear how long she will be there. Posing was a large part of the crime, as is attested to the similarity of the positions in which Albright's victims were found. They were held in the Tarrant County Jail. Authorities were also looking into the possibility that Pedro Espinoza was allegedly involved in another murder in Mexico. ET) on Investigation Discovery. In November 2016, David Temple's conviction was overturned by the highest criminal appellate court in Texas -- the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Just like in the Temple home, there was glass in the back of the house that was broken to gain entry. He wrote a four-and-a-half-page confession letter that outlined the entire incident. [1] Zamora was a student at Crowley High School, and Graham was a student at Mansfield High School. [1] Zamora said in her confession that they arrived at a spot by the lake after 12:30a.m. on December 4, 1995. Officer Matthew Robles was one of the officers who responded to the scene. I wouldnt have taken it to that level, Ms. De La Rosa said. [1][4] She wrote in her calendar for the day, "Adrianne 01:38 a.m."[6], Jones' body was found in an open field on Seeton Road, near Joe Pool Lake, on December 4, 1995. We will see white people abroad, perhaps, Mr. Cobb said. 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. Temple told "48 Hours" that seeing them and being able to hug them like that was a "sweet, sweet joy." Driving down an isolated country road, a farmer noticed a lifeless body weaved into a barbed-wire fence, close to the Jones Pool Lake shore in neighboring town, Grand Prairie. "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 in that 2007 interview that she was afraid that Graham would kill her, but also that she loved him and wanted to protect him. Many students at Mansfield High School described their fellow classmate Adrianne as charming, attractive, and popular. When Jones stumbled out of the truck, Graham said he shot her twice in the head as she attempted to flee. [8] During the trial, Wendy Bartlett, also on the track team, and Coach Lee Ann Burke stated that Bartlett was the one who drove Jones home after the meet on November 4, 1995, and that Graham had left earlier, leaving Jones and Bartlett to put away equipment from the meet. At five o'clock or so, Linda Jones got up to make lunch for her husband. Regrets? One of the crime scenes from the John Collins murder series. Peter Meyer Author: Blind Love: The True Story Of The Texas Cadet Murder, Founder: School Life Media. Weeks before her murder, Belinda told his parents about his excessive truancy. It really was very admirable, their dedication to the truth and justice. I dont see the two of us being any different in our culpability. 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. In a self-typed confession, Graham said: "I was stupid, but I was in love.". The Texas Cadet Murder Case. The images, and Emmett Tills open coffin at his funeral in Chicago, helped ignite the civil rights movement. "[4] Shortly thereafter, Zamora asked what they had just done, to which David answered, "I don't know. They lobbied the Connecticut government for strict legislation barring access to materials related to the victims. 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. 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. The shooter had stood within a few feet of Jones when pulling the trigger. If you have any information on Espinoza please contact our hotline directly. Anyone can read what you share. NEWS WHEN YOU NEED IT: Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message | Sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your email here. [15] At one point she was held in protective custody at Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, but she was later moved to the general prison population in the William P. Hobby Unit near Marlin. She now writes about crime, other breaking news and the Dallas Zoo. 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. She was 45. 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If he had said, "I was just kidding, I was just trying to make you jealous", Adrianne Jones would still be alive today". Host John Walsh guarantees you can remain anonymous: 833-378-7783 (3-PURSUE). JustinBoardman.com, Instagram/Twitter: @boardman_trainPeter Meyer - Author: "Blind Love: The True Story Of The Texas Cadet Murder", Found: School Life Media, schoollifemedia.org. Why do our lawmakers think this is anything the Constitution ever considered?. [4] Graham claimed in 2008 that Zamora told him that she would kill herself or leave him if he did not kill Jones. David and Belinda Temple with their son, Evan. She said she is no longer in contact with Graham, either: He reportedly sent her a Christmas card in 2001, to no avail. Kelly Siegler testified at David Temple's hearing and said she followed the law. It's possible, according to investigators, he allegedly targeted the victim because she was smaller in size and he could overtake her. Upon investigation, authorities determined that the victim was probably attacked by surprise. Shirley Williams was found propped up near the curb by a waitress a month after Peterson was found. After initially confessing, Graham denied involvement, then later admitted to killing Jones. The teen's body was found seven days after the boating accident. I didnt have any harsh feelings for Adrianne, but no one could stand between me and Diane, David wrote. David grabbed a Marakov 9mm, followed her, and shot her twice, execution-style, in the face. Sgt. Im not a killer and that Im not some witch, she said then. Mom, 'People Magazine Investigate' s Chronicles How a Professor Helped a Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Get on with His Life, She Saw Her Family Murdered by a Hammer-Wielding Stranger When She Was 3. Graham also said he earned a bachelors degree in criminology. "I shot him back. In a 2020 seminar at Columbia Universitys Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma titled Picturing Black Deaths, Professor Bernard discussed a Civil War-era photograph of a formerly enslaved man, called Gordon in some historic references and Peter in others. The couple sped away, and ended up at a mutual friends house, drenched in blood. In 2014, after Taliban fighters attacked a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 134 schoolchildren, wire services released images of the schools bloody classrooms. But people who have access to those photos and are inclined to disseminate them have to ask themselves, who benefits? With Holly Marie Combs, David Lipper, Cassidy Rae, Dee Wallace. 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. While David planned to become a fighter pilot, Diane planned on becoming an astronaut. [1] She was brought in to the medical examiner as a Jane Doe. Brian, a local teen who battled severe depression, was reportedly obsessed with Adrianne, to the point of harassing her at work. However, detectives only had scant circumstantial evidence at best, and after Brian passed a polygraph with flying colors, he was released from jail and cleared as a suspect. She began brutally hitting Adrianne over the head with the dumbbell, but David wrote that Adrianne didnt die as they had hoped. Grand Prairie Sgt. Police restrict access to crime scene photos sometimes for months or years after the investigation ends. 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. ", The Texas Monthly also reports that after softball practice, when goaded by one of his teammates to enlist the services of a sex worker because he was single at the time,Albright said, Hell, Id kill them if I could.. This led to dozens of charges accusing Alex Murdaugh of stealing nearly $5million in settlement money from lawyers who sued him over the death.. 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. 33 Chilling Photos Of Vintage Crime Scenes At The Birth Of Forensic Photography. Judge Gist recommended Temple be given a new trial, but his opinion was a recommendation. Diane Zamora, 40, alleged that her constitutional right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment was violated when she was moved out of protective custody at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville and into the general population at the Hobby Unit in Marlin. 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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. He was represented by famed Texas defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin. 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. At first, he thought he was. As a result, the most vivid scenes, such as the carnage after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing or the Las Vegas shooting in 2017, are often captured outdoors. Bullets tore through Noahs back, arm, hand and face, destroying most of his jaw. David was in a relationship with Diane Zamora, a then 18-year-old student who attended the nearby Crowley High School. His job is to hunt down crime and chaos in San Antonio and Bexar County. Read the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. He began to bother her so much that when she saw him coming, she started ducking her head behind the counter, said Linda. The crime scene was closed to news photographers. "He shot me, man," Rios says repeatedly. The back door is open in this photo and you can see the broken glass is off to the left of the door. When she went anywhere important, she spent a lot of time putting on makeup and taking full advantage of her good looks. Even with a demanding schedule, Adrienne also managed to work 20 hours a week at a local fast-food joint, Golden Fried Chicken. Stephen Clappart was an investigator for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in 2012, when a new tip came in on the case. Everything would just get amplified, he said. Although they both continued to advance in the military, their single-minded quests for recognition covered up deep-rooted problems leading to obsession and murder. In the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 1992, the Somerville, Texas police chief came upon the burning house of the Davis family. Law enforcement searched for years after Belinda's murder and never found a shotgun that connected back to David Temple. Belinda's family says they still believe that David killed Belinda. Also, she was a school socialite and was remembered by her friends and classmates as having great school spirit. I could see her becoming a cheerleader someday.. Noah Pozner was among the first children buried after the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., which killed 20 first graders and six educators. The teens shared common dreams of flying high in the U.S. Air Force and as a married couple. 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. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. education. She began to worry. 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