The Whitaker Family

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In December 2003 in Sugar Land, Texas, the Whitaker family had a special celebratory dinner for their son’s impending college graduation but the night ended in unthinkable tragedy. Two of the four family members were brutally gunned down in front of their home while the other two sustained serious wounds. What initially appeared to be an interrupted burglary, unraveled into a sinister betrayal. As investigators dug deeper into the crime, they uncovered a yearslong murder plot involving deception, a lost son’s search for vengeance, and a father’s unlikely forgiveness. This is the unforgettable story of the Whitaker family.<br /><br />Today's snack: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/COd6QiEr2tQ/?igsh=MXgxaGw4NXBxejYxNg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baked Browned Butter Churro Bars with Melted Chocolate</a><br /><br /><a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Support us on Patreon</a><br /><br />Sources:<br /><ul><li>Whitaker, Kent. (2008). Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son’s Treachery and a Father’s Forgiveness. Howard Books. </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZi3AHqdtxI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZi3AHqdtxI</a> 48 Hours</li><li><a href="https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/whitaker-family-massacre" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/whitaker-family-massacre</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-whitaker-sugar-land-texas-murders-father-fights-to-save-son-from-execution/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-whitaker-sugar-land-texas-murders-father-fights-to-save-son-from-execution/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5425323/Bart-Whitaker-escapes-execution-Texas.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5425323/Bart-Whitaker-escapes-execution-Texas.html</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bartlett_Whitaker#cite_note-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bartlett_Whitaker#cite_note-3</a></li><li><a href="https://www.minutesbeforesix.com/MB6Files/2012/First%20Amended%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Habeas%20Corpus%20-%20for%20web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.minutesbeforesix.com/MB6Files/2012/First%20Amended%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Habeas%20Corpus%20-%20for%20web.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8564976/patricia_ann-whitaker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8564976/patricia_ann-whitaker</a></li><li><a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-commutes-death-sentence-of-thomas-bartlett-whitaker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-commutes-death-sentence-of-thomas-bartlett-whitaker</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/403995572/?match=1&amp;terms=Thomas%20Bartlett%20Whitaker" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/403995572/?match=1&amp;terms=Thomas%20Bartlett%20Whitaker</a></li><li>https://www.newspapers.com/image/1219647473/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Bart%20Whitaker%22</li><li><a href="https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/48-hours/releases/?view=51704-a-texas-man-targeted-by-a-hit-man-fights-for-the-life-of-the-person-who-ordered-the-murders-his-son-in-48-hours-sugar-land-life-or-death" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/48-hours/releases/?view=51704-a-texas-man-targeted-by-a-hit-man-fights-for-the-life-of-the-person-who-ordered-the-murders-his-son-in-48-hours-sugar-land-life-or-death</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miiUwuaEntA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Whitaker Family: Murder and Treachery in Sugar Land</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1216161432/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Bart%20Whitaker%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/1216161432/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Bart%20Whitaker%22</a> </li></ul>