Washed in the Blood
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 097775586X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Four Stars Very well-written story.. "Washed in the Blood in Odessa, Texas" according to Texas Bob. Shelton Williams has written a personal account of the "Kiss and Kill" murder case and life Odessa, Texas in 1962. In a book that's hard to put down, Shelly opens his soul, as not many have the courage to do, to tell the story of the murder of his 17-year-old cousin. He asked the questions never asked, why was she murdered, did she want to die and why was her killer set free? It is a sensitive and telling piece on growing up in Odessa and how this famed murder case made some fortunes and shaped the lives of others, including his own.. Those were the days Sandra Montana If you're interested in 'the old days' this is a good read. It makes me shiver to remember, because I was there, too; I was a '60 OHS graduate and knew Betty. Williams does a good thing by "standing up for her" now. He also captures the time and place, which are pretty interesting in their own right. In my own small way I tried to remember her, too, in my novel WALKING DUNES, which is focused on 1959 teens in Odessa.I wanted to understand why people weren't more outraged. It's OP but easily available cheap online. If u like his bk you'll like mine; I was trying to understand what in the world the guys were thinking in those days.
King, author, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texashypnotic, eerie, a spine-tingling murder mystery and also a haunting memoir I was hooked by the first page -- Buzz Bissinger, author, Friday Night Lights. Except it’s tragically real. Williams’ gripping account of the death of his cousin is the stuff of great literature. -- Gary Cartwright, senior editor, Texas Monthlya page-turning, crackling read about the ‘Kiss and Kill’ murder of a 17-year-old -- Larry L
Washed in The Blood is the result of his efforts and it is Shelly's vehicle for rediscovering that rich and fascinating place known as West Texas. Since 1970 he has been on the faculty at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. in Political Science/International Studies. . Much, much more. In 2003, however, he turned his love of writing to the story that set him on his path to leave West Texas. Shelly has written exte
What Shelton Williams has wrought here is worth both your time and your money. Larry L. Washed in the Blood is a page-turning read about the time--early 1960s--and place--Odessa, Texas--during its rowdy oil boom days when violence often rode the range. It is at once an examination of local mores and foibles, piety and hypocrisy and an inside-look at the famed 'Kiss and Kill' murder of a 17-year old would-be actress, Betty Jean Williams, whose ghost is said to haunt the Odessa High School campus to this very day. King, author, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. And it is a courtroom saga starring the late trial super-lawyer, Warren Burnett, along with a verdict that some think stood the blind Goddess of Justice on her head