Jones, known to her acquaintances as A.J., was also an honor student who planned to attend Texas A&M University and become a behavioral analyst. By all accounts both were devoted parents. The two began dating about four years later in August 1995, when they were both high school honor students. At first, he thought he was. When she took the polygraph, the administrator repeatedly told her to stop her exaggerated breathing, a counter-measure for such tests. . "From these witnesses, the state knew, and should have known, that the testimony it sponsored in support of a sexual encounter between Jones and Graham was probably false". I didnt have any harsh feelings for Adrianne, but no one could stand between me and Diane, David wrote. Riley Joe Sanders III was a student in Belinda Temple's high school and lived next door to the Temples. This time the victim was a 14-year-old girl named Dawn Basom. [10], During the trial, Zamora admitted to being at the scene of the crime, but denied participating in the killing of Jones. She got out of the car and ran into a field. Two other independent polygraph administrators, who were not at the test, were contacted by Dateline and asked to review the results; they said that they could offer no opinion due to counter-measures. (Graham could not immediately be reached by PEOPLE. A June 24, 1996 Fort Worth Star-Telegram file photo of David Graham and fiance Diane Zamora after having received appointments to the U.S. Air Force Academy and Naval Academy, respectively. Belinda was an accomplished athlete in her own right and taught aerobics during college. Her mother, Linda Jones, didnt think much of the call at first, but it was a key part in what would shatter many lives in less than 24 hours. With no evidence and no confession, nothing could be done, except to suspend Diane and send her home while they investigated the matter further. Rhodes ran to the club to ask for help, and Rios stumbled to the front door, where he was detained by a security guard until authorities arrived. Linda, a 39-year-old massage therapist, and Bill, a heavy equipment mechanic, cherished their children. They turned their attention to, and eventually arrested, Bryan McMillen. The teen's body was found seven days after the boating accident. The jury was asked to deliberate on the charges of capital murder or the lesser charges of assault, kidnapping, or false imprisonment. In the early morning of December 4, 1995, Graham picked up Jones in Zamora's car while she hid in the hatchback. Regrets? The Victim and Her Killers All Knew Each Other Adrianne and Graham both went to high school in Mansfield, Texas, where they were both noted for. She found Adrianne's little telephone book and began calling the various phone numbers. They lobbied the Connecticut government for strict legislation barring access to materials related to the victims. Walker was shot while on the phone with 911 operators and Rhodes was grazed in the head. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Police restrict access to crime scene photos sometimes for months or years after the investigation ends. Graham had confessed to giving Adrianne a ride home and having sex with her one month earlier, leading an enraged Zamora to demand that he kill Jones. She told detectives shed made up the story to make herself look tougher among other cadets. On Dec. 28, 2016, David Temple was released from prison. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? The victims head was caved in on the left side, and bullet holes were clearly seen on her left cheek. The Ken & Barbie Killers: Where Is Karla Homolka Today? In his confession, Graham said that Zamora was devastated by his tryst with Jonesand that she insisted that killing the teen was the only way to make up for it. Here are five things to know about the case. I had to.". Zamora became enraged. Global Nav Open Menu Global Nav . Murder Victim. They took great pride in her achievements and in her reputation. Officer Matthew Robles was one of the officers who responded to the scene. Kelly Siegler testified at David Temple's hearing and said she followed the law. Sanders was not with them. Photo depicts her empty eye sockets. Graham and Zamora were convicted of Adriannes murder in the 90s and have spent two decades behind bars where they will remain at least until they are eligible for parole in 2036. The back door is open in this photo and you can see the broken glass is off to the left of the door. Albright's hatred towards and subsequent crimes against sex workers may need no complex psychosocial question: as a sadistic man who gained pleasure from hurting women, he found the most vulnerable women and targeted them for his pleasure. Tune in for more episodes of the 10-part true-crime series, People Magazine Investigates, on Mondays at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery. Following an unsuccessful civil rights lawsuit in a U.S. District Court, Zamora appealed her case to the 5th U.S. The Texas Cadet Murder, two promising cadets murder a girl to prove their love, from the truTV.com Crime Library. When they arrived to the U.S. Air Force Academy, they began drilling David, but he insisted that he had no idea why Diane would tell such an outrageous lie. It wasnt her fault, but she wouldnt have been in that position had I not lost my temper, Zamora said. "I go to the gun range every week. Linda had assumed that after setting her alarm clock for an early morning wake-up that Adrianne had gone running. [5], Although they were goal-driven and intelligent, Zamora and Graham each had issues "beneath the surface" that were reflected at times in their behavior. Investigatorssay CarlosTorresis a skilled electrician with a tribal tattoo on his right shoulder. Zamora responded to Phillips that she was nervous and hyperventilating despite being told all the questions in advance and reviewing them with the administrator before the test.[21]. They made their case to the judge that evidence was withheld at the time of Temple's trial. A sophomore attending Mansfield High School, Adrianne was an honor student, taking her schooling seriously. Back at home, there were no signs or indications that Adrianne was abducted from her home. He began to bother her so much that when she saw him coming, she started ducking her head behind the counter, said Linda. I could see her becoming a cheerleader someday.. Media outlets had no access to images of the shootings aftermath, so decisions about whether to publish graphic images from this situation are moot. Something else is going on here, and Im not sure its just that were trying to be sensitive.. Published July 14, 2021. He said that Zamora felt "betrayed, deceived and forgotten" upon learning of the infidelity with Graham's Mansfield High classmate. I realized too late that all those quick, painless snaps seen in the movies were just your usual Hollywood stunts, he wrote. ", Rios was issued a 15-day suspension for the road rage dispute and being intoxicated "to the extent that he was rendered unfit to report for duty.". Dianes squad leader, Jay Guild, said Adrianne talked about David incessantly and would often have crying fits if she didnt hear from him. Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Robert J. Ruiz/AP, Cold Cases Heat Up: How Advances in DNA Technology Are Helping to Bring Justice for Victims, 'Torso Killer' Pleads Guilty to Killing N.Y. 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Law enforcement searched for years after Belinda's murder and never found a shotgun that connected back to David Temple. The so-called "Texas Cadet" murder case was one of the most notorious crimes of the '90s. [1] Zamora also confessed to the murder during her interrogation by the police. The images, and Emmett Tills open coffin at his funeral in Chicago, helped ignite the civil rights movement. At seven o'clock, Linda noticed that her daughter wasn't there. "[2], According to Graham, he and Zamora planned to kill Jones and put her in a lake with weights tied to her body. But Sanders insisted he bore Belinda no ill will and had no involvement in her murder. In the case of the Uvalde shooting, photojournalists were not allowed on the grounds of the school, and law enforcement did not release any images from the crime scene. 41 . She's currently on the Texas Department of Public Safety's Top 10 Most Wanted for capital murder. ), I think I remember seeing [Adrianne] one time, just noticing her, Zamora said on PMI. A child who practically the day before had been running around like a little locomotive, full of life.. [1][4][5] According to Zamora's confession, when he returned to the car, Graham said, "I love you, baby, do you believe me now? However, Adrianne also craved attention, by Lindas admission. Frustrated Americans ask whether the release of graphic photos of gun violence would lead to better policy. If the families say I think we should show this, I think we should listen to them, said Emily Bernard, an author and professor of English at the University of Vermont. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. ET on Investigation Discovery. PLAY. Moreover, the couple committed obstruction when Zamora allegedly ordered Graham to stalk Jones into the field and to shoot her so that she could not tell the authorities. Naval Academy and David was a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy when investigators linked them to the murder of another teen, Adrianne Jones, who had been found dead on a rural Texas road a year earlier. She began to worry. Diane Zamora holds the gun used to kill Adrianne Jones during testimony Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, in the capital murder trial at the Tarrant County Court House in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, if you're ready for it, here are some crime scene photographs pixelated or blurred, and some never seen before: Mary Pratt, murdered December 13, 1990, age 33. Inside were six . Now She's Speaking Out, The True Story Behind Netflix's 'The Good Nurse', Charles Manson Follower Patricia Krenwinkel's Parole Blocked by California Gov. Photos of Sandy Hook victims are now accessible only by their families. Her badly beatenbody was found the next day in a field near Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie with two gunshot wounds to the head. In 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley invited a Jet magazine photographer, David Jackson, to photograph the brutalized body of her 14-year-old son Emmett Till, who had been savagely beaten, shot and dumped into the Tallahatchie River in Mississippi by two white men who were speedily acquitted. I wish I hadve pled guilty from day one, he told the Dallas Morning News. [3] Linda Jones, Adrianne's mother, asked that the death penalty be removed as a sentencing option from both trials. At five o'clock or so, Linda Jones got up to make lunch for her husband. Zamora's mother and a male friend stood in for the imprisoned couple in the county's first proxy marriage, which was performed by a judge in San Antonio. Linda drove her son to school and then came back home, anxiously looking for any clue about where Adrianne might be. She denied hitting Jones with a dumbbell. I wouldnt have taken it to that level, Ms. De La Rosa said. Adrianne, 16, was a beautiful, bright-eyed teen who took honors courses at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas, a small suburban city in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They planned to marry after their college graduations. Going on the name Adrianne gave her as the person calling in on December 3, Linda asked the coach if there was a David that ran cross-country. When officers connected the name on the house deed Albright's father, Fred to a tip that they had received about a man named Charles Albright who was "dating" the first victim, Mary Pratt. Noah Pozner was among the first children buried after the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., which killed 20 first graders and six educators. On June 20, 2001, mother of five Andrea Yates drowned her children, who ranged in age from six months to seven years, in the bathtub at her home in Houston, Texas. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. Graham, 41, who was found guilty 20 years ago Tuesday, is beinghoused in the Allred Unit in Iowa Park. [Feature Photo: Diane Zamora and David Graham/Handout], Mystery Surrounds Mom-of-3 Found Dead After Failing to Pick up Children from School, Police Ask for Patience, Missing Nevada Woman Stopped Contact with Family, Police Seek Tips, Unknown Man Seen Using Missing Georgia Mans Credit Card in Baton Rouge, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox Nation. A series of family photos and crime scene details that help explain the Temple case -- from Belinda Temple's 1999 murder through David Temple's 2016 release from prison. He would tell people his birth mother was a sex worker, though this was not true. Belinda Temple was found in the bedroom closet. People Magazine Investigates airs Mondays (10 p.m. David wasnt considered a suspect, or even close to being on the detectives radar. But the governor was still looking at a dead child, she said. She was so exceptional at cross-country that she helped her team qualify for regionals. The ammunition found with her body was consistent with a 12-gauge shotgun from a reloaded 00 buckshot shell. But people who have access to those photos and are inclined to disseminate them have to ask themselves, who benefits? Because of the Jones family's request that prosecutors not seek the death penalty against her, Zamora received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment and would be eligible for parole after 40 years. His job is to hunt down crime and chaos in San Antonio and Bexar County. His attorney played his 911 call from the day of the murder in closing arguments. [3], Both later recanted their confessions. The couple sped away, and ended up at a mutual friends house, drenched in blood. Albright carried out his crimes with impunity until one sex worker claimed she had escaped his clutches after he raped her, to a house he had coincidentally been renting out. Grand Prairie Sgt. Graham then said that he had not had sex only with her, but also had sex with Jones. Prosecutor Kelly Siegler says she thinks David Temple got rid of the murder weapon somewhere in the rice fields of Katy, Texas. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. A former North Texas midshipmanwho with her boyfriend killed a Mansfield teen after he confessed to an affair has lost an appeal to return to protective custody in prison. Adrianne was not in her bedroom, apparently out on one of her after-hours excursions. "I shot him back. David and Dianes obsessive relationship began falling apart, primarily due to Dianes paranoia and jealousy. NEWS WHEN YOU NEED IT: Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message | Sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your email here. I can imagine some pictures that could be made without dehumanizing the victims that speak to the story of the AR-15, which is a story that has not been seen or fully told, said Nina Berman, a documentary photographer, filmmaker and Columbia journalism professor. The Texas Cadet Murder Case. Im going to kill all of you motherfing whores! Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. All rights reserved. It did not appear that she had been sexually assaulted, but it was clear that she had been shot and had "blunt traumatic head injury". Thats where the political conversation is right now: Why are we arming ourselves with an AR-15? After his sons death Mr. Pozner devoted his life to battling conspiracy theorists who spread false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a government hoax, intended to promote efforts at gun control. Although they never met in person, the two decided to get married and petitioned Bexar County for a marriage license in 2003. 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