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TIL Thomas Cullen Davis, an oil tycoon, shot his wife and her 12 year-old daughter execution-style. His wife survived and testified against him, but Davis was found not guilty of murder. He also tried to kill the judge overseeing his case, for which he was also found not guilty of attempted murder.

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