Mathew David Greenwood
The name was familiar to me, as someone asked me just the month before if I knew what ever happened to the Greenwood’s. Evidently, back in 1978 they murdered a teen and a woman.
I began doing research and it was a quick find to find the Greenwood name as it was a big story in 1978. The Houston Chronical ran stories on how they admitted to riding around in their car until they found a woman to abduct and later murdering David’s girlfriend, who was only 14-years-old. When I saw that David only served 8 years and his brother, William Thad Greenwood, 15 years for their crime. Go to this link to read full story
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