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Kiss and Kill. " Kiss and Kill " refers to the March 20, 1961 homicide of Betty Williams, a teenager from Odessa, Texas, United States. She was killed by her ex-boyfriend John Mack Herring (September 23, 1943 [1] – January 5, 2019) at her own request in Winkler County, Texas. Herring was tried and acquitted for the killing after his lawyers ...
State (s) Texas. Date apprehended. August 20, 1987. Imprisoned at. Clements Unit. David Albert Dowler (born 1953) [1] is an American serial killer who poisoned three acquaintances in Odessa, Texas with chloroform and cyanide between 1983 and 1987. Convicted of a single murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988.
Nov. 8—ODESSA — James Ratliff "Buzz" Hurt was the grandson of Ector County ranching pioneers Sarah Jane "Miss Sallie" Whittenburg Ratliff and Harvey Stewart "Bud" Ratliff. Miss Sallie and Bud ...
August 21, 2024 at 5:02 PM. Aug. 21—Larry Melton, Odessa's longest-serving mayor, died Monday after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's. He was 86. Melton was described by friends as a gentleman ...
Odessa (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ d ɛ s ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Ector County with portions extending into Midland County. [4]Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 34th-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County.
Bob Thursby. The Velvets were an American doo-wop group from Odessa, Texas, United States. They were formed in 1959 by Virgil Johnson, a high-school English teacher, with four of his students. [1] Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records in 1960. [2] Their first release was a tune called "That Lucky Old Sun".
Vocals. Years active. 1990–2004. Labels. Curb. Jonathan Pierce Hildreth, better known as Jonathan Pierce (November 15, 1967—May 9, 2020), [1][2] was an American CCM, gospel singer from Odessa, Texas and an interior designer in Nashville. Pierce used his first and middle name while omitting his last name for career purposes.
Gil Bartosh. Gilbert C. Bartosh Sr. (May 21, 1930 – June 4, 2016) was an American gridiron football player and coach. [ 1] He played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU) and later played one season professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He then had a lengthy coaching career, during which he served as the head ...