Texas Tragedy

On August 2,1976, the most notorious murder in Texas history unfolded in Fort Worth at the Cullen Davis mansion. Cullen and Priscilla Davis were the city's most famous couple because of Priscilla's flamboyance and Cullen's money. But in 1974 Priscilla filed for divorce and she was living in the mansion. On this night, Priscilla's boyfriend, Stan Farr, and her young daughter, Andrea, were murdered by a "man in black." Priscilla and another man were wounded, too. Priscilla and two other people said it was Cullen. The culprit was wearing a wig so his identity was somewhat hidden but not completely. Cullen was arrested in the early morning hours of August 3, 1976, at the home of his girlfriend, Karen Master. He later went on trial for the murder of Priscilla's daughter. He was found not guilty but the next year he was put on trial for a murder-for-hire plot to kill the judge overseeing his divorce from Priscilla. He was acquitted of that charge, too. Finally in 1979 he and Priscilla were divorced. Priscilla received 3.3 million dollars and Cullen was able to move back into his 19,000 square-foot mansion. This book explains the facts of that fateful August night and what happened in the courtrooms of Texas. But the majority chronicles the path Priscilla took after the trials of the 1970's. Priscilla was not done with Cullen yet and she would try tirelessly to obtain some kind of justice. She also decided to have a little fun along the way. The press loved Priscilla but the general public were split. She had been painted as a low-rent gold-digger in the Texas courtrooms but everyone also knew that Cullen was probably guilty of murder. In the end, only the two of them really knew the truth. This is the story of how Priscilla learned to live with the fact that Cullen would never have to pay for his actions and her reputation would be forever marred. In 1995, a 26-year-old gay man named Greg Brown moved in with Priscilla, who was now 53 and broke. They became lovers and Greg tells how Priscilla learned to make the most of tragic situations which were both of her making and not of her making. It's a story of struggle, love and compromise even in the most dire of circumstances. Two books, one movie and countless crime shows have highlighted this case. But this is the only account of what happened to Priscilla.