The Joplin Family Murders in Blue Mound, Texas Part 1

Blue Mound, Texas in 1976 was a quaint and quiet working class family town, it’s low violent crime rate in stark contrast to the city directly to the south, Fort Worth. In February of 1976, however, Blue Mound forever changed when five people were slaughtered in a suburban home there. The sole surviving member of the Joplin Family, 20-year-old Gregg, told police that after visiting a relative, he came home to find his family slain, and shot and killed the alleged intruder. On the surface, that story seemed to work. But as the investigation progressed, witnesses and evidence painted a much different story. Part 1 of ?

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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine’s Article “Reopening the Blue Mound Massacre,” HometownByHandlebar.com, TexasAlmanac.com, TshaOnline.org, and Court Documents were used as sources for this episode

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