Gus "Bubba" Gavrel, who would be paralyzed and Beverly Bass, not injured, but extremely traumatized. But Edelman declared bankruptcy and discharged the debt. It didnt have anything to do with the homicide and it occurred 15 months before the shooting.Strickland praised Gavrels courage for building a life after the tragic shootings. She was hired in 1976 by American Airlines as their third female pilot. Try again later. Stan Farr, a 6-foot-9 former basketball player, moved into the mansion, and Cullen Davis moved in with Karen Master, a beautiful divorcee who, like Priscilla, was a platinum blonde. A retrial, moved back to Fort Worth, ended on November 9,1979, when Davis was acquitted of the conspiracy charge. But Priscilla is not laughing at the ABC miniseries about her life, Texas Justice, which aired this February. Gavrel's life dramatically changed the night of Aug. 2, 1976, when he drove his girlfriend and future wife, Beverly Bass, to the Cullen Davis mansion where she planned to sleep over. Mr. McCrory says that in the months after the Amarillo trial. Texas Justice fold one version-definitely not Priscillas-of the August 1976 murders at the Davis mansion on Mockingbird Lane in Fort Worth. I believe Young concocted the plan tokill Linda Edelman. Strauss did the impossible, says Cartwright, who acted as consultant to the film. After the "Texas Justice" miniseries, Priscilla Davis is mad all over again. As a leisure guide, TEXAS MONTHLY continues to be the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums, and cultural events with its insightful recommendations. (Bass) Gavrel. Photo Courtesy of Beverley Bass. Beverly Bass and Bubba Gavrel Jr., a young couple returning from a date, met the gunman as he was leaving the mansion. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Chapel. These days, youre more likely to see Priscilla Davis rattling along in her 10-year old Cadillac, or shopping at Toys R Us with her 11-year-old namesake. Those who meet her kids agree that they are delightful, well-adjusted young adults. The wrongful death and injury suit filed against Cullen by Priscilla Davis and Jack Wilborn, on behalf of Andrea Wilborns estate, ended in a hung jury in 1986. this film brought attention to autistic savants and was based on the "megasavant" Laurence Kim Peek. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She, in a divorce deposition, acknowledged that of friends she took to a Willie Nelson picnic in 1973, one was currently in the state penitentiary and another in a drug rehabilitation program. Gavrel (who died on December 6 . The killer killed him with four more shots and went after Priscilla. The man in black had shucked his wig. lie had earlier threatened to kill Mr. McCrory's family if Mr. McCrory crowed him. The gunman shot Stan Farr, too, who crashed to the floor next to her. Priscilla is raising her granddaughter. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Where we share as we remember & make discoveries and connect with others to help answer questions. The four-hour show, with the working title of Texas Justice, was filmed over 39days in and around Austin. What is Beverly's ethnicity and where did her parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from? With his two brothers, Mr. Davis built Kendavis Industries International Inc. an oilindustry conglomerate founded by their father, the late Kenneth Davis, into a giant worth an estimated $800 million. She lived at address. "Beverly Bass, girlfriend of Gus Gavrel, Jr.." UTA Libraries Digital Gallery. Cullen Davis and Priscilla Davis were separated at the time, and Priscilla lived at the mansion. Join Facebook to connect with Beverly Gavrel and others you may know. Priscilla says that the Davis brothers (three of them, though the movie showed only two) had actually received their inheritance years before to avoid taxes. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. For a while, Railey made himself available for the motivational lecture circuit and for talks on being an away dad. And her post-trial story about Raileys son, who might have seen something the night of the attack but who was not put on the witness stand at his fathers trial, was devastating. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. After Stegalls death, Sandra asked friends to introduce her to wealthy men. Assistant district attorney Norm Kinne furiously threw down the gauntlet, going before TV cameras to ask the question everybody in Dallas wanted to know. They no longer clucked over haw both had taken new lovers; no longer were morbidly seized by the events of that climactic midsummer night in 1976, when a man in black brought terror and death to the mansion, catapulting what had been a story of love, money and scandal into a whole new dimension of horror and mystery. (Two were for the killings and in two others he was accused of hiring a hit man to kill his former wife and the divorce judge.). She later moved to the Palo Alto area and got a job selling computer peripherals. She had been hired by the wife of a wealthy California investor who had been having an affair with a woman calling herself Camille Bridewell. Why had Railey told conflicting stories to police? 20, 1978-7 (Continued from Page 1) said, he broke her collarbone. Talley agreed to consult to make sure the movie was as accurate as possible; the Nicolais- Peggys parents-and the Yarringtons had also agreed to be involved. by Dallas author Jim Schutze, published by HarperCollins in 1992. There was an error deleting this problem. Beverly Bass and Gus "Bubba" Gavrel were coming home from a date. Today, Davis is a lay preacher in a small fundamentalist church in east Fort Worth, where he has been said to cast out demons from the possessed. Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Chapel. The slender, 95-year-old conglomerateur is said to have placed 15 names on a list of enemies to be killed. The killer shot Gavrel, paralyzing him for life. In 1988, on December 16th, 1988 the popular film Rain Man was released. We know nine alternative names for she: Ms Beverly Bass, Ms Beverly Jayne Gavrel, Ms Gavrel Beverly, Ms Gavrel Beverly Jayne, Ms Beverly B Gaurel, Ms Beverly J Bass, Ms . With Sandra, nothing was ordinary. Bobby never returned to his own home. Almost everyone thought it would be the end of his career - it wasn't. I think he was just going to walk her to the door.It was simply a case of showing up at exactly the wrong time, said former Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney Jack Strickland, a prosecutor in the last two of Davis four trials. She spends the day selling pumpkins side-by-side with the dads. Among them were his estranged wife, Priscilla Davis; two witnesses who testified at his first trial, and his brother, with whom he had business differences. With the new lawsuit, Soils and Priscilla hope to prove once and for all that Priscilla was a victim that night, a mother who lost her baby girl, rather than the money-grubbing sex symbol with an endless wardrobe of miniskirts portrayed by the voluptuous Locklear. Suite 2100 In ill health, her parents, Bill and Billie Jo Nicolai, were unable to continue the constant care Peggy requires. One show featured Dallas private detective Bill Dear, who had been hired by Sandra Bridewell supposedly to check out Rehrig after the couple had separated. He attended Rigdlea Hills Elementary, Monnig Middle School, and Arlington Heights High School. It also became a bone of contention in . Every day of her life, Priscilla remembers what the focus of that trial should have been: the 12-year-old child who was murdered, not what Priscilla Davis did or did not do in her active social life. Get this The Wichita Eagle page for free from Wednesday, August 23, 1978 971 Millionaire Ordered Three Killed Tape Says It does it all FORT WORTH Texas (AP) -Prosecutors played in court Tuesday a . In the early 1970s, the former Sandra Camille Powers was on her way to the top of societys ladder. Priscilla is now in weekly counseling to assist her in re-dealing with the stress and attention and also with the explanation of these affairs to her 11-year-old granddaughter who lives with her. Soils says. rigged Mr. McCrory with a tape recorder. Even to those who believed in his innocence, Railey was not acting like a bereaved husband and father. This summer, Linda and the Edelman children appeared on an episode of Donahue about violent fathers and their effect on families. He told Federal investigators that Judge Eidson was to be shot to death on Saturday night, Aug. 19, while Mr. Davis watched the Dallas Cowboys play the Houston Oilers at Texas Stadium. Get this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette page for free from Wednesday, September 20, 1978 POST-GAZETTL: VUd., Spt. We know that Beverly J. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. A lifetime of pursuing her passions put Beverley Bass '74 on course for breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes and making history, even though she never set out to do any of those things. But that didnt end the Davis saga. (Bass) Gavrel had been residing in Texas . She lived on month day 2000, at address. She began dating an attorney and successfully fought Rehrigs mother for control of Alans estate, which included $220,000 in life insurance. She has not received a penny of that judgment. He left. In the face of this flurry of publicity, Sandra Bridewell moved from Marin County. In Texas jails, deaths from failure to give proper medication are shrouded in secrecy, Popular hamburger grill in west Fort Worth to reopen with patio service after storm, Siblings accused of stealing candles linked to thefts in 12 North Texas communities: police, Weather service to assess Hopkins County damage; no other North Texas tornadoes confirmed, Troubled hotel in Las Vegas Trail will be renovated for homeless families, Fort Worth council candidates wokeness parody card game causes staffers to quit. Discover how our Uncovering Our Shared Memories: An Introduction to the Community Standards at AncientFaces But soon after the minister called 911 to report finding Peggy writhing on the floor of the garage with a wire wrapped around her neck, the questions about the crime scene and Raileys conduct began to mount. A small cemetery - where mostly babies are buried - remains on the the edge of the UT Arlington campus. 2. "Anyone who's been around Fort Worth is real familiar with the Stonegate Mansion, the Cullen Davis mansion," said Kyle . Cullen Davis, now 61, walked away a free man after a multi-million dollar defense team starring Houston attorney Richard Racehorse Haynes secured an acquittal. Refresh the page for new events. Anyone can read what you share. He sold Rosewood Hotels Inc. on the project and stayed on as a consultant. In February 1975, Stegall was found in his bed in a pool of blood, his wrists slashed and a bullet in his left temple. The real estate developer sank deeply into debt as the real estate market neared collapse. FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday And when Mr. Davis asked Mr. McCrory to secure for him a pistol and silencer, Mr. McCrory feared that the weapon would be used on him, since he was the only person who could tie Mr. Davis to the murder scheme. Download. His many friends were devastated. The spectacle of the murder trial was receding, too, and with it the courtroom performance of the autographsigning defense lawyer in the ostrichskin boots, painting word pictures of orgies among the rich while vrinning acquittal for his multimillionaire client: T. Cullen Davis, the Fort Worth industrialist who was the central figure of it all. Failed to delete memorial. HOUSTON, Nov. 5 The old revelations, as flamboyant and bloody as they had been, were fading fast when the startling new ones burst out of Fort Worth Aug. 20. But it seems Sandra Bridewell is up to her old tricks. This woman is staying in my house in Arizona, the very nervous man said. Gus James Gavrel Sr., 75, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2003, in Fort Worth surrounded by his family and friends, after a battle with cancer. THIS CASE MAY BE THE GRAND-daddy of the Texas crime story business, and its one that is still growing. Gavrel said he played dead when the man in black returned. Find family history information in a whole new way. You just team how to hide it. Im concerned about her college. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. There is a problem with your email/password. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.. The shooting left Gavrel paralyzed, and Davis, a multimillionaire, later settled out of court with him for his injuries. He was later reported to have hammered to pieces $900,000 worth of ivory and jade carvings, possessions that he now looked upon as blasphemous idols. On file we have 5 . Priscilla and Soils believe that none of the five books written on the subject got it right-and theyre particularly incensed about the miniseries. Priscilla also resents being generally portrayed as having just fallen off the turnip truck. She met Cullen at Colonial Gountry Club in Fort Worth where she and Cullen were both members. That night three eyewitnesses-Priscilla, Gavrel, and his girlfriend, Beverly Bass-escaped to tell three different groups of listeners the same story: Cullen was the killer. Priscilla thinks of her youngest daughter, a sweet-natured child, forever a 12-year-old in a mothers minds eye. I was in the bathroom fully clothed, and Cullen was asleep on one of the beds when Sandra burst in on us with a photographer and tear gas. I think he was just going to walk her to the door., It was simply a case of showing up at exactly the wrong time, said former Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney Jack Strickland, a prosecutor in the last two of Davis four trials. Image Via Flight To Success. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. He was also a pathological liar who had fabricated his entire illustrious military career. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. His death was ruled a suicide. Try again. It was clear she would not recover, nor would she slip quickly into death. Then he bought his way out. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Description: Beverly "Bev" Bass being escorted by police after giving a statement about being chased across a field behind the Davis mansion by a man she identified as Cullen Davis who tried to shoot her. Her documentation of their infighting and ineptitude was painful, leaving the reader to wonder what might have been. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. I used to tell Cullen, If you dont stop this, youre going to kill me. I've submitted it a few times to no avail. Resend Activation Email. He literally got away with murder and he thought be could do it again., Or was it all a frameup by Mrs. Davis and Mr. McCrory, participated in willingly by state prosecutors who were stung by their failure to convict Mr. Davis in the first trial? Once a fixture on the Dallas nightclub circuit, Priscillas appearances are few these days. Beverly J Gavrel of Texas was born c. 1958. When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, 0 cemeteries found in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA. The killer left Gus injured, but Bass and Priscilla Davis were able to get away. Beverly Bass had to be on it, Mr. Davis said, because she was the only witness against him whom a jury would believe in any future trials. But he had gotten the idea for creating a ritzy hotel and restaurant while driving by the old Sheppard King mansion on Turtle Creek. The book suffered heavily from the feeling of clip-and-paste, but it is still the only book about the Railey case on the market. Oklahoma City police detective Steve Pacheco, who has worked on the Rehrig murder from the beginning, says that the Alan Rehrig murder case is still an ongoing investigation. According to the detective, Sandra refused, after an initial conversation, to talk to police about her husbands death, and she prevented them from talking to her children. I'll get the rest of them dead for you, the man said. 817-272-3000 Directions Contact Us. In both the Edelman and Cullen Davis cases, the accused took the stand. Gavrel testified in the Amarillo trial that he was driving his girlfriend, Beverly Bass, to the Davis mansion off Hulen Street to spend the night with Dee Davis, the daughter of Priscilla Davis.Cullen Davis and Priscilla Davis were separated at the time, and Priscilla lived at the mansion.Both Gavrel and Bass heard noises and encountered a man in black carrying a garbage bag outside the house.When Beverly Bass saw the mans face in the light, she said, Bubba thats Cullen and thats when he turned and shot me, Gavrel testified. A few weeks after the wedding, she called him at a friends house from a 7-Eleven, explaining that she had been at Baylor Medical Center after miscarrying. Sandra was the last person to see Betsy alive. Year should not be greater than current year. 1893-current, August 23, 1978, Image 1, brought to you by Texas A&M University, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. Beverly Bass and Gus "Bubba" Gavrel were coming home from a date. She was clearly looking for a new husband and daddy for her children. The Yarringtons have assumed guardianship of the Raileys children, though Walker has not relinquished parental rights. Most often the stories involve the Big Rich, the socially ambitious, or the obnoxiously successful who apparently have decided that the rules of society dont apply to them. Title: Beverly Bass, girlfriend of Gus Gavrel, Jr. Big, bizarre, and populated by larger-than-life characters that simply arent found some place like Rhode Island or North Dakota. A wounded Priscilla Davis also fled to a nearby home. Mrs. Davis could not miss the blood in the kitchen. Now I have people question what I say with, Well, the movie said so-and-so. Im sick of it, Priscilla says. Then, at a meeting Rioin June, he said Davis added more names. Arlington, TX 76019 In a sting setup by the FBI, Judge Eidson posed for a photograph while pretending to be dead in the trunk of a car. Sandra Bridewell suddenly seemed a little too exotic. No more Rodeo Drive couture. It was two years to the day after he was charged with the murder of Andrea Wilborn. Edelman went to trial in the winter of 1988. He was said to be all those things pastors need to be in these cynical times: relevant, caring and knowledgeable, a role model for those in the congregation. \t Beverly Bass Gavrel identified Davis as the gunman, as well, saying he shot her boyfriend as they arrived at the mansion. Two friends of Mrs. Davis's other daughter, Dee, arrived then- 19-yearold Beverly Bass and 21-year-old Gus Gavrel Jr. By the time of that trial, which lasted several months, Cullen was no longer wealthy. Neither Robert nor Linda Edelman had grown up wealthy, hut after Robert went into real estate development, his business took off. The jury picks up on that. Of all the crime stories written by D in recent years, its peculiar in that the subject of the piece has never been arrested or indicted, much less convicted of any illegal act. University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Items on this site are licensed by a Creative Commons License. The judge was not actually killed. Beverly Bass Gavrel identified Davis as the gunman, as well, saying he shot her boyfriend as they arrived at the mansion. But it's totally a big enough story to be a regular episode. The story was far from clear-cut. The miniseries only served to enhance what Priscilla doggedly claims is a mostly fictional, super-sensational account of her taste for booze, drugs, and urban cowboys. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Lucy Papillon, who testified at the trial on Walkers behalf, is apparently living a low-profile life in California. Flamboyant Texas lawyer Richard Racehorse Haynes orchestrated a brilliant defense, assisted by three other attorneys, Steve Sumner, Phil Burleson, and Mike Gibson, and an army of investigators. The horrors did not end with his recovery. He wanted to live his life and be left alone with dignity and privacy, Strickland said U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. This summer, a private detective from Idaho named Carrie Huskinson contacted me, asking me to send her the stories about Bridewell. All Filters. Beverly J Gavrel of Texas was born c. 1958. and you'll be alerted when others do the same. You sure ? the go-between asked. Childers staggered from the house being pursued by the killer as family friends Beverly Bass and Gus Gavrel Jr. (who later married), drove up to the mansion. Considering all shes been through, you might expect Priscilla to be an embittered, broken woman. 3 birth, 1 death, 4 marriage, 2 divorce, View For the crucial DavisMcCrory meeting on Sunday morning in the parking lot of CoCo's Famous Hamburgers in Fort Worth, the F.B.I. That day Kenneth Davis died, and that day Cullen Davis married Priscilla Wilborn. SURVIVORS: Bubba is survived by his wife of 33 years, Beverly, of Fort Worth; daughter, Katie; brother, Bobby; along with nieces, nephews and numerous cousins; and constant companion, PetieGus was shot and paralyzed in the infamous 1976 shootings at Cullen Davis mansion in Fort Worth, Texas.Gavrels life dramatically changed the night of Aug. 2, 1976, when he drove his girlfriend and future wife, Beverly Bass, to the Cullen Davis mansion where she planned to sleep over.He was just driving her over to the house and when they got there they heard some voices, said former Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon, who was one of the prosecutors in Davis capital murder trial in Amarillo. As parishioners of First Methodist Church mourned Peggys apparent descent into a permanent vegetative state, they were shocked when their pastor came under suspicion in the attack. Where was Beverly born and where did she live? You can always change this later in your Account settings. Shawn Cunningham - July 24th, 2019. Bill Hanna is an award-winning reporter who has covered just about every beat at the Star-Telegram. A Houston trial ended in a hung jury. Since 1973, TEXAS MONTHLY has chronicled life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. He became the big spender and jetsetter his father would never have tolerated, and the capstone was the strikingly modern, $6million mansion he built for the two of them. The FBI joined in the investigation. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Look for a well-timed reissue by Pocket Books of Cartwright 1978 Blood Will Tell in paperback with an updated introduction and epilogue by Cartwright. Both Priscilla Davis and Bass testified at the time that Cullen was the shooter but an Amarillo jury eventually acquitted Davis in a four-month trial in which Priscilla Davis character repeatedly came under attack. Not even close to the truth, Priscilla says. Not long after that, a piece about Bridewell appeared in the San Francisco Examiner and on the news at KRON-TV, one of the citys major channels. Railey didnt answer. In 1997, on August 31st, Princess Diana of Great Britain was killed when her car crashed into a pillar in the tunnel under the Pont de l'Alma bridge in Paris. Flipping through pages of yellow legal paper, Priscilla rattles off what she says Hollywood got wrong. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gus J. Gavrel Jr.