~ listen to a story

We are deeply grateful to each of these people for sharing their stories. Below you may watch and listen to excerpts of a few of our interviews. We are currently posting full videotapes and complete transcripts of interviews -- when narrators agree -- at the Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) of the UT Libraries.

personal narrative interview excerpts

Ireland Gene Beazley
Father of Napoleon Beazley and correctional officer
Grapeland, Houston County, East Texas

Jamaal Beazley
Brother of Napoleon Beazley
Huntsville, Walker County, East Texas

Captain Arturo Cárdenas, Travis County Sheriff's Office
Colleague of Deputy Keith Ruíz
Austin, Travis County, Central Texas

Tina Duroy
Sister of James Colburn
Conroe, Montgomerty County, Texas

Christopher M. Gunter
Defense attorney for James Carl Lee Davis and Kenneth McDuff
**Caution: This interview contains a graphic description of an especially gruesome crime.
Austin, Travis County, Central Texas

Iliana Marie López
Friend of Brandon Shank
San Antonio, Bexar County, South Texas

Roger Wade, Public Information Officer, Travis County Sheriff's Office
Colleague of Deputy Keith Ruíz
Austin, Travis County, Central Texas

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