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The Man With Two Names: Based on the True Story of the Most Notorious Fugitive in Southeast Texas
The Man With Two Names Based on the True Story of the Most Notorious Fugitive in Southeast Texas Author:Charles M Sapp On November 19, 1914, thirty-six-year-old Emory Sapp murdered his wealthy wife and her two acquaintances. That's what the jury said when they sentenced him to ninety-nine years in prison. All that was missing was the truth. — Emory Sapp was born in a small town in East Texas in 1878, and for most of his years - when he wasn't incarcerated - he w... more »orked in law enforcement. Sapp was in his early thirties and married when he began an affair with a wealthy older woman who had a special fondness for men-in-blue. Divorcing his wife to marry her, the two enjoyed each other's company as they lived the high life. The only problem were Ellen's two nephews, who despised the fact that she had given Em control of all of her money, land, and personal items - and left nothing for them in her will. Then came that awful day when Em and Ellen decided that a hunting trip with a group of friends would be fun...
Despite errors in the prosecution's case, disreputable witnesses, and a number of appeals, Emory Sapp was convicted on circumstantial evidence and sent to one of the worst prison farms in Texas. Feeling that his days were numbered because of what he knew about the prison's illegal activities, Em took it on the lam. In Nashville, he began life anew, using his dead brother's first name. In 1940, Sapp was arrested for mail fraud, which led to his discovery as a fugitive. He was seventy-two when he was paroled, but because he knew that there were those on the outside who wanted him to disappear, he found a way back into prison and remained there till the day he died.« less