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11. The Hitman (Frank Howard)

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The Case of Dustin Hiram's Traffic Stop

Dustin Hiram's initially told the police officer that he was in Carrollton to pick up money from his uncle. Moments later, he said he was in town looking for a stepfather's house before finally saying he was looking for a family friend named John. He changed his story yet again while in custody and made a startling confession: A man had hired him to kill his wife. Investigators weren't sure if the Dustin Hiram's traffic stop was related to the shooting of Nancy Howard. They had nothing connecting the two incidents other than circumstance. But the missing piece would soon be found in the form of a man named Billy Earl Johnson, a 50 year old career criminal from East Texas who

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