The Murder of Mary Spears: Frederick Spears, the “Murder Kit,” the Protective Order, and the Arlington Police Ride - Couverture souple

Shadow, Sam

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ISBN 13 : 9798172503177

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

A protective order barred Frederick Spears from his estranged wife’s home. Arlington police drove him back to the protected address anyway.

Five days after Frederick was arrested for threatening a family member with two kitchen knives, fifty-three-year-old Mary Jane Spears was found fatally wounded in the backyard of her Arlington, Texas, home.

Prosecutors said Frederick returned with a newly purchased knife-and-saw set they called a "murder kit." He waited beside the house until Mary stepped outside. Her nineteen-year-old son later discovered her bleeding in the yard.

The Murder of Mary Spears reconstructs the case using police statements, Tarrant County court materials, trial reporting, family recollections, domestic violence research, and forensic guidance. It examines the emergency protective order, the controversial Arlington police ride, the digital evidence, Frederick’s arrest, and the capital murder trial that followed.

The book also restores Mary to the center of the story. Before her name became associated with an Arlington murder case, she was a mother, sister, office manager, animal rescue volunteer, and college student working toward a better future.

A Tarrant County jury needed only seventeen minutes to convict Frederick Spears of capital murder. He received life in prison without parole. The verdict established his criminal responsibility, while questions surrounding the protective order and police transportation remained.

Written by true crime author Sam Shadow, The Murder of Mary Spears is a carefully sourced examination of intimate partner homicide, law-enforcement responsibility, courtroom evidence, and the life concealed behind a widely reported crime.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798172503177
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 257
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