Doris Angleton
Doris Angleton | |
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Born | Doris Elizabeth McGown April 11, 1951 |
Died | April 16, 1997 | (aged 46)
Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Doris Beck |
Alma mater | University of Texas |
Doris Elizabeth Angleton (
Early life
Doris Elizabeth McGown was the first child born to Alfred Randolph McGown, a
Marriages
In 1976, McGown met William Beck, a representative for an office products company. They married and moved to
Robert earned an estimated $2 million a year by running a
Although her friends believed that she was happy, Doris had reportedly told others that she wanted out of her marriage when she started talking to others in
Murder
On April 16, 1997, Robert expressed concern when Doris failed to show up for their twin daughters' softball game. After the game, he drove the girls home and found the front door ajar, at which point he called the police. An officer discovered Doris's body. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest.[4]
Around the time of the murder, Doris's brother-in-law, Roger Angleton, had been arrested in
Robert's income was investigated. As it was earned via an illegal sports betting operation, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted and jailed him. While awaiting trial, Robert fled to the Netherlands, where the Dutch government apprehended him. A Dutch court ruled that he could not be extradited on a charge related to the murder of his wife because he had already been found not guilty. However, they ruled that he could be extradited on the tax evasion charges.[7]
He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion and passport fraud and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island in San Pedro, Los Angeles. He was released on January 27, 2012,[8] whereupon he was indicted for his wife's murder a second time, this time in federal court.[9] Shortly thereafter he went on the run.[10]
References
- ^ Holl, Skip; November 1997 0, sworth (1997-11-01). "The Bookmaker's Wife". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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- ^ St. Martin's True Crime.
- ^ a b "The Bookie's Wife". cbsnews.com. 2002-06-10. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "The Bookie's Wife"; CBS News; June 10, 2002
- ^ McCabe, Scott (April 15, 2012). "Crime History: Socialite wife of Houston bookie found dead". Washington Examiner.
- ^ a b Robert Angleton to be extradited from the Netherlands, abc13.com; accessed December 6, 2014.
- ^ Robert Nicholas Angleton profile Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Federal Bureau of Prisons website; retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "FindLaw's United States Fifth Circuit case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ The Bookie's Wife, The Dead Wives Club, 2019-11-17, retrieved 2022-01-08
External links
- U.S. Department of Justice announcement on the arrest of Robert Angleton, usdoj.gov; accessed December 6, 2014.
- Hollandsworth, Skip. "The Bookmaker's Wife" (Archive). Texas Monthly. November 1997.
- Hollandsworth, Skip. "Doris Angleton (Archive), Texas Monthly; accessed December 6, 2014.
- Kohn, David. "Bookie's Wife: Another Indictment" (Archive). CBS News.
- Rice, Harvey. "Tax evasion gets Robert Angleton over 7 years" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. Monday June 13, 2005.
- "Accepting the Dual Sovereignty Exception to Double Jeopardy: A Hard Case Study", 81 Wash. U. L.Q. 765 (2003), law.wustl.edu; accessed December 6, 2014.