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Now that the craziness of the holidays has passed, we were finally able to squeeze a call in last night. We haven’t talked in so long that our conversation went off on many tangents. It’s OK, though; no one minds. When it comes to Carmen’s murder, the details of the case are fuzzy at best. … Continue reading A Fresh Perspective

We had a pretty random call last night; we didn’t discuss anything related to the murder. Instead, we went more into detail about Odessa itself – a place that I truly feel that Charlie loves with all his heart. Odessa is a typical oil town in West Texas. Its population ebbs and flows with oil … Continue reading The King of Cards

We haven't had a real call in a while. Last night, we started off by going over some more details on a couple of street fights, like the one at Sherwood Park. Then Charlie said that in 1978, a member of the police department pulled him over and told him that all the cops in … Continue reading A Bad Reputation

During our call last night, we started off by talking about how we'll have to change some names in the book. It seems that many of the law enforcement officials that were involved in Ector County Sheriff's Office back then don't want to be named - though most are happy to speak to us. We … Continue reading The Alibi

It's been a couple weeks since Charlie and I spoke last. We started out by talking more about his boxing career. I also found out that Charlie was ranked 9th in the world at one time for karate. Crazy, right? One of the main reasons people think Charlie killed Carmen Croan is because in November of 1981, … Continue reading Coincidence

We started to go into Charlie's more wild and crazy days last night. Apparently, if you were bored in Odessa in the late '70s, you'd just pick a fight with someone. It wasn't that you wanted to hurt the person... it was just a form of entertainment. Charlie has had quite a few street fights. … Continue reading Street Fights

I spoke to Charlie again last night. He told me that he spoke to the lead investigator on the case from 35 years ago. The investigator told him that he was never a suspect in the case. The case in question is an unsolved cold case from August 23, 1981. It involves a young girl … Continue reading The Murder

I signed up for Thumbtack on August 27th. It's a professional services website where people go to find plumbers, web designers, or people like me - writers. I decided to try it out because I just spoke to a woman who loves it. She does web design and found some really great clients on it. The weird … Continue reading Is This a Scam?