When a woman’s head bobbed to the surface on Lake Waco in Central Texas, no one had the slightest clue about who she was or how she died.
An autopsy revealed that she had been decapitated, and there was no sign of the rest of her body in the lake.
As veteran Texas Ranger John Aycock began to learn more about the woman’s life (profilers call it victimology), he declared the likely identity of the murder suspect.
Now, he just had to prove it.
They call it a “Rangers Intuition” developed from years of investigating homicides in rural Texas and questioning killers.
Former U.S. prosecutor Bill Johnston and investigative reporter Robert Riggs explain how Ranger Aycock “got his man."
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A Woman’s Head Is Found Floating In A Lake…Who Did It?

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My deep dive into reporting real-life criminal cases began in 1991 with an investigation into corruption within the Texas Parole Board. This started a ten-year journey that took me into the darkest corners of the prison system, from maximum security units to Texas death row and the Texas Death Chamber.

I sat across the table from some of the most violent and reprehensible criminals in Texas history to expose widespread corruption in the state’s criminal justice system. 

Throughout these inquiries, I built a reputation for uncovering wrongdoing, regardless of where it led. I developed a vast network of trusted sources, in...