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It was called the “Ride Murder.”

The bullet-riddled body of an unidentified seaman from the Port of Houston, Texas, was found dumped in a ditch a few miles away.

Two men and a woman used a “honey pot” trap to lure the seaman into their car to rob him.

It was one of the most sensational murder trials ever brought in East Texas.

School children paraded through the county jail on macabre field trips to get a look at the accused killers.

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