290: The Death of a Salesman

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Bill Mowbray was *the* Cadillac dealer in Brownsville, Texas. His dealership spanned five acres. His financial success seemed undeniable. He had a massive home. He had two condos on the beach. He owned exotic birds. But beneath the surface, Bill struggled. He had a spending problem. He had multiple affairs. He struggled with suicidal ideation. So, when he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, investigators didn’t immediately question his wife, Freda Susie Mowbray.
And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Death of a Salesman” episode Accident Suicide or Murder
“Where the Blood Drops” episode Forensic Files
“Susie Mowbray: Stalled Heart” by Rebecca Reisner, forensicfilesnow.com
“‘I Didn’t Do It!’ Texas Wife Yells In Court — Was Her Husband's Death Murder Or Suicide?” By Joe Dziemianowicz, oxygen.com
“Son’s Quest May Set His Mother Free 8 Years After Her Murder Conviction” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times
“After 9 Years in Prison, Woman Is Acquitted in Husband's Death” by The Associated Press, The New York Times
“Retrial Set for Woman Jailed in Mate’s Death” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times
“After 9 years' in jail, woman cleared in death” Tampa Bay Times
“Mowbray v. Cameron County Texas” findlaw.com
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