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HBO's true crime documentary, 'The Jinx,' caught its protagonist, Robert Durst, muttering something that very much sounds like a murder confession from the inside of a bathroom. The murmurs were caught by a live microphone, and were broadcast in the HBO documentary, shocking many with the words, "What the hell did I do? I killed them all."

Texas holds a reputation as the state in the nation where laws regarding the death penalty are harsh. The state ranks as number one in the number of executions performed each year; Texas executed 15 people in 2012, 16 in 2013, and 10 as of December 11, 2014. The prevalence of execution in Texas stems from a number of factors included its public defender system, culture, and statutory and procedural processes. Which is why it's surprising that in late November of 2014, a Texas veteran appeals court judge called for an abolition of the practice.

Houston’s Crime Stoppers continues to raise awareness about domestic violence and physical violence in the home throughout the month of October, releasing a list of Houston’s top 48 most wanted family violence offenders. The list includes some of the most violent and horrific allegations of family violence, and aims not only to put the suspects behind bars; it also aims to raise awareness for victims of domestic violence across the Gulf Coast.

The 21 men arrested by the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) division on June 3 represent a handful of child predators known in the Houston area to solicit sexual contact from children online.

"We work violent crimes first. If someone steals your trash can or your lawn mower out of your garage, there are no witnesses, there's no evidence, there's nothing for a detective to follow up on, it's not assigned," McClelland stated during a budget hearing.However, a city-commissioned study revealed that the department did not investigate 20,000 crimes with leads in 2013, a direct contradiction with the Chief’s statement. Furthermore, of the uninvestigated cases, a majority were violent crimes, including assault and hit-and-runs.