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rivalries and betrayal and murder. what were the last hours on earth like for her? it lurks here on this storied family estate, a mystery as tangled and gnarled as the trees that reach for the sky. i think she s dead. i can t sleep most of the time. a crime like a storm. everyone could see it coming. she was missing, the matriarch with a grip on her powerful family fortune. did someone have a powerful motive to do her harm? i saw bruises on bonnie s arms, like someone had grabbed her. she looked at him and said, you tried to kill me. who is behind this? a search in the dark. a secret in the family, and the jailhouse interview to make your jaw drop. you said you wished you were dead, and then later, she became dead. this is a twisted tale deep in the heart of texas. people who are desperate will do desperate things. erate hello, and welcome to dateline. a city in the texas hill country, although tiny in size, it is huge in the pecan growing business, ev
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motive to do her harm? i saw bruises on bonnie s arms, like someone had grabbed her. she looked at him and said you tried to kill me. who was behind this? a search in the dark. right there, right there! a secret in the family. and a jailhouse interview to make your jaw drop! reporter: you said you wished she were dead. and then later, she became dead! i m lester holt, and this dateline is a twisted tale deep in the heart of texas. people who are desperate will do desperate things. tonight, josh mankiewicz with queen of the county. 3 f2 esta noche, john, con la reina dallas was the saga of a proud texas family, rich and ruthless. how the hell did she end up marrying him. reporter: the story you re about to hear is like that. maybe less glitz and less money, but then j.r. ewing was never as cold hearted as some of the people you re about to meet. this epic tale of greed and betrayal is set not in dallas, but in san saba. a tiny town in the texas hill co