Guess what? As far as I know , a homicide of a 3rd party where a husband or wife is caught cheating, is not murder in Texas.
That said, back in the day, a good newspaper editor would dream of such headlines as,
"Mail Deliveryman Goes Postal on Society!"You can almost hear newsboys screaming that headline on the street corners of Manhattan back in 1935.
Awful writing.
Based on the mugshot, he doesn’t look too broke up about it.
“I was cutting a rug
Down at place called The Jug
With a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man
With a gun in his hand
And he was looking for you know who
He said, “Hey there, fellow
With the hair colored yellow
Whatcha tryin’ to prove?
‘Cause that’s my woman there
And I’m a man who cares
And this might be all for you”
I said, “excuse me?”
I was scared and fearing for my life
I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
‘Cause he was lean, mean
Big and bad, Lord
Pointin’ that gun at me
“Oh, wait a minute, mister
I didn’t even kiss her
Don’t want no trouble with you
And I know you don’t owe me
But I wish you’d let me
Ask one favor from you”
“Oh, won’t you
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps towards the door?
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll never see me no more”
For, sure
Well the crowd cleared away
And I began to pray
And my water fell on the floor
And I’m telling you, son
Well, it ain’t no fun
Staring straight down a forty-four
Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou
And that’s the break I was looking for
And you could hear me screaming a mile away
As I was headed out toward the door
“Oh, won’t you
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps towards the door?
Gimme three steps, gimme three steps, mister
And you’ll never see me no more”
Show me the back door”
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Songwriters: Allen Collins / Ronnie Van Zant
I wonder what the terrain looks like in a place called “Flatonia”