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Don’t Fence Me In — No Texas Prison Could Hold Dennis Wayne Hope

Published 4 years, 6 months ago
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Dennis Wayne Hope

Willie Nelson sings about riding in the wide-open spaces with lyrics titled “Don’t Fence Me In”.

“Don’t Fence Me In” was the ballad of Texas inmate Dennis Wayne Hope.

Hope bragged that there wasn’t a prison in Texas that could hold him.

The convicted armed robber even imitated the prisoner played by Paul Newman in Hollywood’s Cool Hank Luke.