oh, my got. he shot me. it came out of nowhere. a sweet stay-at-home mom from a strong family of faith shot point blank at her own garage door. my dad is like collapsed on the ground. it was very traumatic to see, very very emotional time. her survival seemed like a miracle. i didn t know if i would live. was this some awful random crime, or did someone want her dead? that was mystery number one. someone was out there. yeah, we were scared. mystery number two, a secret 1,600 miles away. there were several text messages. it s just slowly snowballing. it was like a punch in the gut. and mystery number three? i m going to hurt you. who would they turn out to be? i m like damn, what did this lady do? faith, temptation, and a twist the size of texas. let s be very clear. justice needs to be served. i don t think it has been. carrollton, texas, just north of dallas, is the kind of place where the upwardly mobile go to buy their dreams. the sc
In carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. Ek nancy howard was Shot Poi Blank at her home In Carrollton, texas. Remarkably, she survived. A week into the investigation, detectives got a lead from an inmate who claim to know he knew the real story behind the crime. His name was billy earl johnson. The cops nude he was a tough guy from east texas, an area about 90 miles from carrollton, home to those piney woods. Billy was the ringleader of a colorful crew. Many petty criminals, related to billy by blood or marriage. Certainly a strange cast of characters. East texas folks and some people might depict them as the he hog gang. A gang just getting by in a region struggling to make it. Theres a lot of drugs and methamphetamine. Someone makes money, extra money, they handed out to each other. It is meeting with investigators, he was a Man On A Mission who wanted to cut a deal and fast. I got grandkids that i want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to be free. And i went out this
to get me to kill that woman. did he really? because he do you want the truth? yeah, i want the truth. you got that recorder on? yeah. i ve got to have the truth. yeah, you re [bleep] right that son of a bitch tried to get me to kill that woman. reporter: now out of jail, charlie told us that sometimes john transferred money between bank accounts and sometimes john met charlie and billie and handed over packages of cash at a hamburger joint or gas station, and john was always pressing them to get the hit done. i mean, he was, hey, do you think you can get it done now? what s the chances? where are you all at? billie would tell him, you know, we re about an hour away. we ll call you when we get close. okay. well, call me when you got confirmation. i want this thing done. and i was like, damn, what did this lady do? reporter: as long as john was willing to pay, charlie says billie and his family were willing to talk about killing nancy. and every time the hit didn t h
john tried to get him to shoot nancy howard. this [ bleep ] man, he tried to get me to kill that woman. did he really? because he do you want the truth? yeah, i want the truth. you got that recorder on? yeah. i ve got to have the truth. yeah, you re [ bleep ] right that son of a bitch tried to get me to kill that woman. reporter: now out of jail, charlie told us that sometimes john transferred money between bank accounts and sometimes john met charlie and billie and handed over packages of cash at a hamburger joint or gas station, and john was always pressing them to get the hit done. i mean, he was, hey, do you think you can get it done now? what s the chances? where are you all at? billie would tell him, you know, we re about an hour away. we ll call you when we get close. okay. well, call me when you got confirmation. i want this thing done. and i was like, damn, what did this lady do? reporter: as long as john was willing to pay, charlie says