Former municipal judge says Frank J. Robinson didn't challenge the political establishment enough to be targeted for assassination. But others who knew the East Texas voting rights advocate remain convinced he was murdered.
When Texas civil rights hero Frank J. Robinson died in 1976 there was a public outcry for an independent investigation. That never happened, and since then there have been doubts about the official ruling of suicide. In the final part of his series Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports on calls for a new investigation.
When Texas civil rights hero Frank J. Robinson died in 1976 there was a public outcry for an independent investigation. That never happened, and since then there have been doubts about the official ruling of suicide. In the final part of his series Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports on calls for a new investigation.
We exchanged sideways glances. It was a dubious claim, and the old judge we were talking to followed it with a glaring non sequitur. “I think he killed himself,” insisted 76-year-old former judge Alexander Nemer. “I mean, look at the photos. Part of the man’s head is missing. Something blew it off. There’s a picture
We exchanged sideways glances. It was a dubious claim, and the old judge we were talking to followed it with a glaring non sequitur. “I think he killed himself,” insisted 76-year-old former judge Alexander Nemer. “I mean, look at the photos. Part of the man’s head is missing. Something blew it off. There’s a picture