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🏆 2025 BIBA® American History Winner!
Most Famous Cold Case Mystery in Texas History—
What Really Happened to David Crockett
In this latest work, Phil Guarnieri and Richard L. Range employ modern-day forensic investigative techniques to tackle the most famous cold case in Texas history: how David Crockett died at the Alamo. The question of whether Crockett died fighting or was captured and executed by order of General Santa Anna has spawned a lively and contentious four-decade-long debate.
The authors examine the genesis and evolution of the Crockett execution story and conduct a thorough and detailed dissection, weighing the extant evidence left by witnesses from both sides of the battle. They then introduce two new critical points of evidence that have never been previously scrutinized throughout the long course of this heated controversy.
The evidence, arguments, and conclusions derived in this illuminating analysis make Crockett’s execution highly unlikely—if not impossible. If you are interested in history or cold-case crime mysteries, you will find this book both intriguing and compelling.
