MURDERED: Kathy Page
When a young woman is found dead in a crashed car, the first thought is a tragic accident. But after investigating the scene, investigators can clearly see this is a homicide. After interviewing friends and family, all signs point to her estranged husband… but thirty years later, he is still a free man.
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Episode Source Material
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Vidor police try to quash rumor about slaying. Published July 27, 1991
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Affidavit details reasons for search of residence, by Laurie D. Haynes
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Mistrial declared in murder lawsuit, by Laurie D. Haynes
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Steve Page takes the stand, by Laurie D. Haynes
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Detective: Still only one suspect, by Laurie D. Haynes
- Port Arthur News (Port Arthur, TX): Murder rial ends in hung jury, by the Orange County Bureau
- Port Arthur News (Port Arthur, TX): Ex-husband faces murder charges, again, by Brian Cox
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Emotions pour out at trial (continued from page 1)
- Port Arthur News (Port Arthur, TX): Page testimony rains emotion in civil suit, by Brian Cox
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Page civil trial nears end, by Brian Cox
- Orange Leader (Orange, TX): Jury deliberating Page verdict, by Greg Hayes
- Port Arthur News (Port Arthur, TX): Page found responsible for wife’s 1991, by Brian Cox
- Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont. Steven Allen Page v. James Fulton, Dorothy Fulton, and Diane Daigle, as Next Friend of Monica Page, A minor. November 2, 2000 Decision
- Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina: Season 3 Episode 16. Aired 2008. Accessed via YouTube
- Express (UK): Real-life tale of an unsolved murder behind British director’s Oscar contender, by Peter Sheridan
- Daily Mail (UK): EXCLUSIVE: ‘They have smeared my name to hell and back.’ Man accused of raping and strangling his estranged wife, whose family put up inflammatory signs that inspired Oscar favorite Three Billboards, insists he’s innocent, by Ruth Styles
- Cold Justice: The Case Behind The Billboards (Season 5, Episode 10) Aired October 6, 2018. Accessed via Daily Motion.
- Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX): Victim’s daughter hopes for breakthrough in ‘Three Billboards’ cold case, by Emily Foxhall
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