290: The Death of a Salesman

Published: March 20, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

Bill Mowbray was *the* Cadillac dealer in Brownsville, Texas. His dealership spanned five acres. His financial success seemed undeniable. He had a massive home. He had two condos on the beach. He owned exotic birds. But beneath the surface, Bill struggled. He had a spending problem. He had multiple affairs. He struggled with suicidal ideation. So, when he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, investigators didn\u2019t immediately question his wife, Freda Susie Mowbray.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cDeath of a Salesman\u201d episode Accident Suicide or Murder
\n\u201cWhere the Blood Drops\u201d episode Forensic Files
\n\u201cSusie Mowbray: Stalled Heart\u201d by Rebecca Reisner, forensicfilesnow.com
\n\u201c\u2018I Didn\u2019t Do It!\u2019 Texas Wife Yells In Court \u2014 Was Her Husband's Death Murder Or Suicide?\u201d By Joe Dziemianowicz, oxygen.com
\n\u201cSon\u2019s Quest May Set His Mother Free 8 Years After Her Murder Conviction\u201d by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times
\n\u201cAfter 9 Years in Prison, Woman Is Acquitted in Husband's Death\u201d by The Associated Press, The New York Times
\n\u201cRetrial Set for Woman Jailed in Mate\u2019s Death\u201d by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times
\n\u201cAfter 9 years' in jail, woman cleared in death\u201d Tampa Bay Times
\n\u201cMowbray v. Cameron County Texas\u201d findlaw.com
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