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The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill

Borderlands | 4. The Door

The Binge Crimes: Cut, Color, Kill

Sony Music

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Sheriff Thompson tightens his grip on power in Far West Texas, but rumors swirl his reach is even greater than that. Want the full story? Unlock all episodes of Witnessed, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month — that’s all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of the Witnessed show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen. A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Southern comfort is so tasteful. Nothing says tasteful, like realising you're the only one at the party, in fan's cedres.

0:09.0

And nothing says tasteful, like mixing up a venom cocktail with Southern comfort, orange juice and blue alcopop.

0:16.0

What's more tasteful than a neon green cocktail? Southern comfort, so tasteful.

0:20.0

Follow Southern Conferter Southern Confert UK to learn more.

0:23.0

Be drinkware.co.uk

0:26.0

Camp site media.

0:34.0

From almost the very beginning of my journey into the worlds of Robert Chambers in Rick Thompson,

0:39.0

I've been trying to get in touch with a guy named Munro Elms.

0:43.0

Munro seemed like he might be able to offer an inside account.

0:48.0

He'd once been Presidio County Judge, meaning he'd worked hand in hand with the sheriff.

0:53.0

Indeed, grown up in the same world as Chambers, passing back and forth across the border as a young man in the 1970s.

1:01.0

I knew Munro was still in the area, living somewhere way out in the country, but I just couldn't find him.

1:09.0

Then I mentioned my frustrations in passing to one source, Martha Stafford, the school teacher who remembered Marfa as the epitome of small town America, and she gave me an email address.

1:21.0

It turned out she was Munro's ex-wife.

1:24.0

Munro responded to my email right away.

1:27.0

He wrote,

1:29.0

I believe that I know more than most people about these two men.

1:32.0

Then he added with almost a boast than anyone in West Texas.

1:38.0

A few hours later, my field producer Ryan and I arrived at Munro's small, stucco bungalow.

1:48.0

From Campside Media, the first season of Witnessed.

1:51.0

This is Borderlands.

1:53.0

I'm Rob Domingo, chapter four, the door.

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