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'''Doris Elizabeth Angleton''' ('']'' '''McGown'''; (also '''Beck''') April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was an American ] and murder victim. Her husband, Robert Angleton, had been accused of planning the crime. Roger Nicholas Angleton, Robert Angleton's brother, was arrested in possession of a contract for a murder in exchange for $100,000 per year for 10 years in addition to cassettes containing audio recordings purportedly of conversations between himself and Robert Angleton planning the murder of a woman named Doris in exchange for money.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holl|first=Skip|last2=November 1997 0|first2=sworth|date=1997-11-01|title=The Bookmaker’s Wife|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-bookmakers-wife/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Texas Monthly|language=en}}</ref> While incarcerated Roger wrote a note admitting to directly killing his sister-in-law and claiming his brother had no involvement before killing himself. '''Doris Elizabeth Angleton''' ('']'' '''McGown'''; (also '''Beck''') April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was an American ] and murder victim. Her husband, Robert Angleton, had been accused of planning the crime. His brother, Roger Nicholas Angleton, was arrested in possession of a ] in exchange for $100,000 per year for ten years, in addition to cassettes containing audio recordings purportedly of conversations between himself and Robert planning the murder of a woman named Doris in exchange for money.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Holl|first1=Skip|last2=November 1997 0|first2=sworth|date=1997-11-01|title=The Bookmaker's Wife|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-bookmakers-wife/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Texas Monthly|language=en}}</ref> Roger killed himself in custody, after writing a ] in which he admitted to killing his sister-in-law and claimed his brother had no involvement.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Doris Elizabeth McGown was the first child born to Alfred Randolph McGown, a ] engineer, and his wife, Ann McGown (née Bain). She grew up in ], and had one sibling, a younger brother, Steven Randolph McGown. She graduated from the ] with a degree in ]. After graduation, she began a career as a schoolteacher, and later became a sales representative for a pharmaceutical firm.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Carlton|title=Death in Texas|publisher=Macmillan|year=1999|pages=56–57|isbn=0-312-97075-7}}</ref> Doris Elizabeth McGown was the first child born to Alfred Randolph McGown, a ] engineer, and his wife, Ann McGown (née Bain). She grew up in ], ], and had one sibling, Steven Randolph McGown. She graduated from the ] with a degree in ]. After graduation, she began a career as a schoolteacher, and later became a sales representative for a pharmaceutical firm.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Carlton|title=Death in Texas|publisher=Macmillan|year=1999|pages=56–57|isbn=0-312-97075-7}}</ref>


==Marriages== ==Marriages==
In 1976, McGown met William Beck, a representative for an office products company. They married and moved to ]. She met Robert Angleton, a successful ], at a bar in the Houston ] when she was 28 years old. According to Robert Angleton, he and Doris met because William Beck, Doris's husband, was a client of his bookmaking business. Both Robert Angleton and Doris Beck, although already married, were attracted to each other, eventually divorcing their spouses. They married in 1982. On August 1, 1984, Doris Angleton gave birth to twins, Nicole and Alessandra.<ref name="DeathInTexas">Smith, Carlton (July 15, 1999). ''Death in Texas: A True Story of Marriage, Money, and Murder''. ].</ref> In 1976, McGown met William Beck, a representative for an office products company. They married and moved to ], a suburb of ]. She met Robert Angleton, a successful ], at a bar on Houston's ] when she was 28 years old. According to Robert, he and Doris met because Beck, her husband, was a client of his bookmaking business. Both Robert and Doris, although already married, were attracted to each other, and eventually divorced their spouses; they married in 1982. On August 1, 1984, Doris gave birth to twins, Nicole and Alessandra.<ref name="DeathInTexas">Smith, Carlton (July 15, 1999). ''Death in Texas: A True Story of Marriage, Money, and Murder''. ].</ref>


Robert Angleton earned an estimated $2 million a year by running a sports-betting scheme. He managed to do this by becoming a police informant and reporting his rivals to the ].<ref name=cbsnews>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/22/48hours/mysteries/main589859.shtml|title=The Bookie's Wife|date=2002-06-10|publisher=cbsnews.com|accessdate=2009-05-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028123509/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/22/48hours/mysteries/main589859.shtml|archivedate=2010-10-28}}</ref> He moved his family to the wealthy ] of ].<ref name="DeathInTexas"/> Robert earned an estimated $2 million a year by running a ] scheme. He managed to do this by becoming a police informant and reporting his rivals to the ].<ref name=cbsnews>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-bookies-wife/|title=The Bookie's Wife|date=2002-06-10|publisher=cbsnews.com|access-date=2009-05-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028123509/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/22/48hours/mysteries/main589859.shtml|archive-date=2010-10-28}}</ref> Robert later moved his family to the wealthy ] area of Houston.<ref name="DeathInTexas"/>


Although her friends believed that she was happy, Doris Angleton had reportedly told others that she wanted out of her marriage when she started talking to others in online chat rooms and beginning an online and then in-person affair with a new boyfriend from New Jersey. In February 1997, she went ahead with the divorce process, seeking 50 percent of their joint assets. Robert had offered her half of his purported estate or $1.5 million. Doris suspected more wealth existed and threatened to go to the Internal Revenue Service to expose Robert in an attempt to gain more of his estate during the divorce. <ref name="DeathInTexas"/> Although her friends believed that she was happy, Doris had reportedly told others that she wanted out of her marriage when she started talking to others in ]s. She began an online and then in-person affair with a man from ]. In February 1997, Doris initiated divorce proceedings, seeking fifty percent of the assets she shared with Robert. Robert had offered her half of his purported estate or $1.5 million. Doris suspected more wealth existed and threatened to turn him in to the ] in an attempt to gain more of his estate during the divorce.<ref name="DeathInTexas"/>


==Murder== ==Murder==
On April 16, 1997, Robert Angleton expressed concern when Doris failed to show up for their twin daughters' softball game. After the game, he drove the girls home and finding the door ajar, called the police. An officer discovered Doris' body. She sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest.<ref name=cbsnews/> On April 16, 1997, Robert expressed concern when Doris failed to show up for their twin daughters' softball game. After the game, he drove the girls home and found the front door ajar, at which point he called the police. An officer discovered Doris's body. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest.<ref name=cbsnews/>


Around the time of her murder, Doris' brother-in-law, Roger Angleton, had been arrested in California on unrelated charges. He missed his court date in that case (which was April 16, 1997). He was stopped at the DFW Airport 5 days later with two guns in his luggage but fled before being arrested. Police searched the abandoned suitcase that revealed him to be her killer. Roger was found by police in the Las Vegas city jail, having been arrested for providing false identification to police. He died after cutting himself in a Houston prison cell<ref name="DeathInTexas"/><ref>]; June 10, 2002]</ref> more than fifty times with a disposable razor. He left behind a suicide note that cleared his brother of the murder of Doris Angleton.<ref>McCabe, Scott (April 15, 2012). . '']''.</ref> Robert Angleton was later found not guilty in his wife's death.<ref name=ABC/> Around the time of the murder, Doris's brother-in-law, Roger Angleton, had been arrested in ] on unrelated charges. He missed his April 16 court date in that case. On April 21, he was stopped at the ] with two guns in his luggage, and fled before being arrested. Police searched Roger's abandoned suitcase, which revealed him to be Doris's killer. Roger was eventually found by police in the ] city jail, having been arrested for providing false identification to police. He died after cutting himself in a Houston prison cell<ref name="DeathInTexas"/><ref>; ]; June 10, 2002</ref> more than fifty times with a disposable razor. He left behind a ] clearing his brother of the murder.<ref>McCabe, Scott (April 15, 2012). . '']''.</ref> Robert was later found not guilty in his wife's death.<ref name=ABC/>


Angleton's income was investigated. As it was earned via an illegal sports betting scheme, the ] indicted and jailed Robert Angleton. While awaiting trial, Robert fled to the ], where the Dutch government apprehended him. A Dutch court ruled that he could not be extradited on a charge related to the murder of his wife because he had already been found not guilty. However, they ruled, he could be extradited on the tax evasion charges.<ref name=ABC>, abc13.com; accessed December 6, 2014.</ref> Robert's income was investigated. As it was earned via an illegal sports betting operation, the ] indicted and jailed him. While awaiting trial, Robert fled to the ], where the Dutch government apprehended him. A Dutch court ruled that he could not be extradited on a charge related to the murder of his wife because he had already been found not guilty. However, they ruled that he could be extradited on the tax evasion charges.<ref name=ABC>, abc13.com; accessed December 6, 2014.</ref>


He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion and passport fraud and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was incarcerated in the ] in ]. He was released on January 27, 2012,<ref> ] website; retrieved February 7, 2012.</ref> whereupon he was indicted for his wife's murder a second time, this time in federal court.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FindLaw's United States Fifth Circuit case and opinions.|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1262803.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Findlaw|language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly thereafter he went on the run.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Bookie&apos;s Wife|date=2019-11-17|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11230510/?ref_=ttep_ep5|series=The Dead Wives Club|access-date=2022-01-08}}</ref> He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion and passport fraud and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was incarcerated in the ] in ]. He was released on January 27, 2012,<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629171144/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Robert&Middle=&LastName=Angleton&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=64&y=11 |date=2011-06-29 }} ] website; retrieved February 7, 2012.</ref> whereupon he was indicted for his wife's murder a second time, this time in federal court.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FindLaw's United States Fifth Circuit case and opinions.|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-5th-circuit/1262803.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Findlaw|language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly thereafter he went on the run.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Bookie's Wife|date=2019-11-17|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11230510/?ref_=ttep_ep5|series=The Dead Wives Club|access-date=2022-01-08}}</ref>


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Doris Angleton
Doris Angleton
BornDoris Elizabeth McGown
(1951-04-11)April 11, 1951
DiedApril 16, 1997(1997-04-16) (aged 46)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
NationalityAmerican
Other namesDoris Beck
Alma materUniversity of Texas

Doris Elizabeth Angleton (née McGown; (also Beck) April 11, 1951 – April 16, 1997) was an American socialite and murder victim. Her husband, Robert Angleton, had been accused of planning the crime. His brother, Roger Nicholas Angleton, was arrested in possession of a contract for a murder in exchange for $100,000 per year for ten years, in addition to cassettes containing audio recordings purportedly of conversations between himself and Robert planning the murder of a woman named Doris in exchange for money. Roger killed himself in custody, after writing a suicide note in which he admitted to killing his sister-in-law and claimed his brother had no involvement.

Early life

Doris Elizabeth McGown was the first child born to Alfred Randolph McGown, a Dow Chemical engineer, and his wife, Ann McGown (née Bain). She grew up in Lake Jackson, Texas, and had one sibling, Steven Randolph McGown. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in speech pathology. After graduation, she began a career as a schoolteacher, and later became a sales representative for a pharmaceutical firm.

Marriages

In 1976, McGown met William Beck, a representative for an office products company. They married and moved to Clear Lake City, a suburb of Houston. She met Robert Angleton, a successful bookmaker, at a bar on Houston's West Loop when she was 28 years old. According to Robert, he and Doris met because Beck, her husband, was a client of his bookmaking business. Both Robert and Doris, although already married, were attracted to each other, and eventually divorced their spouses; they married in 1982. On August 1, 1984, Doris gave birth to twins, Nicole and Alessandra.

Robert earned an estimated $2 million a year by running a sports betting scheme. He managed to do this by becoming a police informant and reporting his rivals to the Houston Police Department. Robert later moved his family to the wealthy River Oaks area of Houston.

Although her friends believed that she was happy, Doris had reportedly told others that she wanted out of her marriage when she started talking to others in online chat rooms. She began an online and then in-person affair with a man from New Jersey. In February 1997, Doris initiated divorce proceedings, seeking fifty percent of the assets she shared with Robert. Robert had offered her half of his purported estate or $1.5 million. Doris suspected more wealth existed and threatened to turn him in to the Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to gain more of his estate during the divorce.

Murder

On April 16, 1997, Robert expressed concern when Doris failed to show up for their twin daughters' softball game. After the game, he drove the girls home and found the front door ajar, at which point he called the police. An officer discovered Doris's body. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the face and chest.

Around the time of the murder, Doris's brother-in-law, Roger Angleton, had been arrested in California on unrelated charges. He missed his April 16 court date in that case. On April 21, he was stopped at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with two guns in his luggage, and fled before being arrested. Police searched Roger's abandoned suitcase, which revealed him to be Doris's killer. Roger was eventually found by police in the Las Vegas city jail, having been arrested for providing false identification to police. He died after cutting himself in a Houston prison cell more than fifty times with a disposable razor. He left behind a suicide note clearing his brother of the murder. Robert was later found not guilty in his wife's death.

Robert's income was investigated. As it was earned via an illegal sports betting operation, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted and jailed him. While awaiting trial, Robert fled to the Netherlands, where the Dutch government apprehended him. A Dutch court ruled that he could not be extradited on a charge related to the murder of his wife because he had already been found not guilty. However, they ruled that he could be extradited on the tax evasion charges.

He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion and passport fraud and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He was incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island in San Pedro, Los Angeles. He was released on January 27, 2012, whereupon he was indicted for his wife's murder a second time, this time in federal court. Shortly thereafter he went on the run.

References

  1. Holl, Skip; November 1997 0, sworth (1997-11-01). "The Bookmaker's Wife". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Smith, Carlton (1999). Death in Texas. Macmillan. pp. 56–57. ISBN 0-312-97075-7.
  3. ^ Smith, Carlton (July 15, 1999). Death in Texas: A True Story of Marriage, Money, and Murder. St. Martin's True Crime.
  4. ^ "The Bookie's Wife". cbsnews.com. 2002-06-10. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  5. "The Bookie's Wife"; CBS News; June 10, 2002
  6. McCabe, Scott (April 15, 2012). "Crime History: Socialite wife of Houston bookie found dead". Washington Examiner.
  7. ^ Robert Angleton to be extradited from the Netherlands, abc13.com; accessed December 6, 2014.
  8. Robert Nicholas Angleton profile Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine Federal Bureau of Prisons website; retrieved February 7, 2012.
  9. "FindLaw's United States Fifth Circuit case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  10. The Bookie's Wife, The Dead Wives Club, 2019-11-17, retrieved 2022-01-08

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