Crime & Real Estate

Austin Realtors Warned About Parcels After Three Bomb Explosions — Gentrification Retaliation?

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2018 /

Update, 10:56 pm: Police have found some possible connections – the stepfather of the man who died in the package explosion knew the grandfather of another bombing victim, police say. My daughter and I were enjoying Austin ‘s SXSW over the weekend, and motoring towards Dallas Monday when news of yet another package bombing came.…

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Nancy Carroll Spinks Gets Ten Year Sentence in Tarrant County and Handcuffs

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2018 /

One of North Texas’ most outrageous real estate fraud schemes ended just as 2018 began to take shape. Nancy Carroll, or Nancy Jackson Spinks, as she is sometimes called, walked into a Tarrant County district courtroom on January 4th with her attorney by her side, her husband Bubba Spinks, 23 years younger, sitting alone on…

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Nancy Carroll to be Sentenced in Tarrant County in Judge Gallagher’s Courtroom

By Candy Evans / January 3, 2018 /

Update: Nancy Carroll was sentenced to ten years of prison, no mention made of probation, yet. She was led to prison in handcuffs directly from the courtroom. And there are reports she’s gonna get a light sentence. We call it your worst real estate nightmare: You close on your home, but the sales funds actually don’t pay…

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From the Archives: Crime Near Record Lows — The Night the Lights Went On in Dallas

By Jon Anderson / December 29, 2017 /

[Editor’s note: Merry Christmas! This week, we’re taking time off to focus on our loved ones, so we are sharing some of our favorite stories from this year. Keep an eye out for our top features from the archives as we rest and get ready for a brilliant 2018! Cheers, from Candy and the entire…

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Tonight: 48 Hours Investigates The Disappearance of a Houston Real Estate Agent

By Joanna England / October 28, 2017 /

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, first responders were left scrambling to help evacuate neighborhoods and keep some sense of order in the enormous city. But that didn’t keep police from searching for Crystal McDowell, a divorced mother of two, who was last seen leaving her boyfriend’s home on the morning of Aug. 25. McDowell was supposed…

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