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The Case of Hank Skinner
📻 Episode #351
🎙️ Hosted by Maggie Freleng
📅 Apr 24, 2023
About This Episode
On New Year’s Eve in 1993, Hank Skinner fell asleep early on his couch after being rendered comatose from a cocktail of vodka, xanax and codeine. His girlfriend, Twila Busby, left for a party, and when she returned, she and her two sons were brutally murdered. Pampa, TX law enforcement knew Hank from previous charges…
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The Case
On New Year’s Eve in 1993, Hank Skinner fell asleep early on his couch after being rendered comatose from a cocktail of vodka, xanax and codeine. His girlfriend, Twila Busby, left for a party, and when she returned, she and her two sons were brutally murdered. Pampa, TX law enforcement knew Hank from previous charges and he was the sole survivor of the attack, so he soon became the prime suspect. Despite evidence that Hank was incapable of committing these murders, Hank faced 27 years on Texas death row. Hank was scheduled for execution in September of 2023, but tragically passed away in February of 2023 due to complications following a surgery for an aggressive brain tumor. At the time of Hank’s death, he and his team were still fiercely fighting for his innocence. Maggie talks to Hank Skinner, Sandrine Ageorges-Skinner, Hank's wife, and Rob Owen, Hank's attorney.
https://justice4hank.org/and-now/
https://justice4hank.org/in-memoriam-hank-and-his-friends/
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:05:02“Speaker 1: laborer and free spirit. Speaker 2: We were just a bunch of wild, rambunctious kids having Speaker 2: a good time. We had field cake parties and cow pastors. Speaker 2: There was bikers up there everywhere. That's who I grew Speaker 1: But Hank also had a soft spot for the female”
00:18:53“Speaker 1: a knife that was on the porch. They also found Speaker 1: a man's windbreaker, and of course, the bodies of Twila Speaker 1: and Randy. Almost immediately the police started looking for Hank Speaker 1: the living boyfriend. They found him at Andrea Joyce Reid's house, Speaker 1: where Hank had gone for help after he came to consciousness.”
00:32:08“Speaker 2: They had the door open. I could see the microphone, Speaker 2: I could see the straps, arm boards, and I was Speaker 2: absolutely convinced I was fixing to die. Speaker 3: I just knew that I was. Speaker 2: Gonna die because the courtsey just give me the short shrift.”
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