The Murder of Mickey Bryan Part 1: Nightmare Scenario

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In October 1985, the seemingly idyllic life of small-town educators Mickey and Joe Bryan came crashing down when she was shot and killed in their home. Joe, who was out of town for a work conference, appeared devastated and though they could find no signs the Bryan home had been forcibly entered, the Clifton, Texas Police first theorized the crime was a burglary gone wrong. But when Mickey’s brother come to town and discovers a shocking piece of evidence alongside his ex-FBI Private Investigator, a new motive arises. Or, perhaps more accurately, a new motive is created. Was Joe responsible for Mickey’s slaying? The lead investigator, a Texas Ranger, was hellbent on proving that was the case.

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0:39.0	Clifton, Texas is about 35 miles northwest of Waco and 100 miles south of Dallas in Bosky County.
0:49.0	The small town goes back to the 1850s after expeditions of the area satisfied European immigrants, attracted
0:57.4	to the rich fertile land, a group of families settled along the river and began farming.
1:04.4	The beautiful scenery was a bonus, namely the limestone cliffs for which the town was
1:10.0	originally named, Cliff Town.
1:14.0	Native people in the Central Texas Territory, Waco, Wichita, Tunkawa,
1:19.4	and Caddo, to name a few, traded with and taught the white settlers hunting, fishing, and other skills
1:26.4	necessary for life in the region.
1:29.4	Their way of life was certainly encroached upon, but the tribes were peaceful, mostly, and even welcoming,
1:36.6	although Clifton was not immune from Comanche raids.
1:40.8	Within a decade of settling, the town's folk built a schoolhouse, a post office, various businesses, and the Masonic Lodge.
1:49.0	Though the Civil War stifled its growth.
1:52.8	Clifton's population and economy grew substantially right after.
1:58.2	As locals became more agriculturally proficient, a flower mill powered by the Bosky River was constructed.
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