Doris Angleton

Doris McGown Beck Angleton was a woman whom was murdered in the River Oaks area of Houston, Texas on April 17, 1997 at the age of 46. She sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the head, chest, and abdomen, before falling dead between the kitchen and hallway of her house.

Doris was a River Oaks socialite married to a bookie named Robert Nicholas Angleton. Not only did he run a sports-betting scheme and became rich while doing so. Doris liked going to many of the same restaurants, including Ruggles, Cafe Express, and Carabbas.

Doris' failure to return to a softball game sparked suspicion in her twin daughters, Alessandra Angleton and Nicole Angleton. Their father came to their house, called 911, and found Doris dead.

Doris' brother in-law, Roger Nicholas Angleton, was arrested after a suitcase found in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport linked him to the crime. Roger committed suicide in a Houston Prison cell by cutting himself with razor blades. He admitted to killing Doris in his suicide note.

Robert Angleton became a suspect and was arrested also. Doris was in the process of divorcing him. She wanted to take some of his money with her, and the divorce would have exposed Bob's sports betting scheme.

Robert Angleton was tried and found not guilty for the murder of his wife. However, the state found all of his money collected from the sports betting scheme and punished Bob Angleton.