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On Monday, Charlie called to say that he had gotten in touch with Marc Croan, Carmen's brother. We are going to talk to him tonight. In the meantime, we spoke to the jailer last night. He was feeling better. He is the cousin of the woman we interviewed a couple weeks ago. He met Carmen … Continue reading The Jailer

We were supposed to talk to the jailer last night - the one who is the cousin of the woman from last week. He had to postpone, though, he wasn't feeling well. We talked about the boxer again whose ex-wife thinks that he killed Carmen. It turns out that he dated the woman from last … Continue reading Good Luck

We talked to a woman last night who knew Carmen very well. She also knows Charlie. She said that Carmen was a very pretty girl. She had dark hair and big, beautiful blue eyes. The woman says that she reminded her of Elizabeth Taylor. We talked about some very interesting things regarding the investigation. According … Continue reading A Good Friend

We actually did a conference call with someone last night who has been researching the murder for years. I'm skeptical of whether or not the details we received were fact or fiction, though. I think some of the "information" was based on what the person wanted us to believe. It seems like the Ector County … Continue reading Doubts

We started this project by wanting to tell a great story. The whole time, Charlie has been clear that he wants it to be factual. Nothing needs to be embellished when the truth is this crazy. Last night, we actually decided to stop calling the project a "novel" and to simply call it a "book." … Continue reading The Truth

We started off by talking about some of the boxers that Charlie knew back in the day. One used to go around accusing Charlie of the murder, and the other was accused of murdering Carmen by his ex-wife. Both men are dead now. Charlie believes that both men were also at the club the night … Continue reading The Accused

I need to follow up with the attorneys who worked on Carmen's case. Charlie has spoken to all of them and they are expecting my call. It seems like all of their personal investigators have passed away, though, which means that no one has any files anymore. We can't expect to get much from the … Continue reading Dead Men Tell No Tales

We started the call yesterday by talking Murray Galloway and his buddy, Lonnie Lee Crago. Galloway was the only man officially charged with Carmen's murder. From all accounts, he was a man with some mental issues. There are all sorts of articles out there about him. He was in and out of jail the majority … Continue reading Bad Company

Somehow, there's another boxer whose name has come up in relation to the murder. This one was accused by his wife - now ex-wife - of killing Carmen. We don't even know if the guy was at the club that night. The man is actually dead now, but you'll never believe where his ex-wife's family … Continue reading Another One

During our call last night, we started to talk about the need for a Kickstarter campaign. Even with all the calls in the world, I don't think that I can accurately describe Odessa - and Charlie, for that matter - without visiting the place he calls home. The Kickstarter campaign will raise money to cover … Continue reading Odessa or Bust