E274: A Brotherhood of Violence

In 1985, Fort Worth, Texas, was rocked by a violent crime spree carried out by two brothers: Ronald Keith Allridge and James Vernon Allridge III. What began as armed robberies quickly escalated into cold-blooded murder, leaving multiple victims dead.

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Articles/Websites

Korosec, Thomas; Sennott, Mark. (11/24/1985). Shy boy became a killer. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 05/07/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/639099033/

Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (08/23/1977). 10-Year Sentence Given. Retrieved 05/07/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/633883890/

Beaumont Journal. (04/13/1976). Teen-ager Killed at School. Retrieved 05/09/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/1301080397

Schneider, Lee. (04/13/1976). Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 05/09/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/637220235

Hammond, Ken. (04/14/1976). Dispute Over Girl Believed Shooting Motive. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 05/09/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/633754547

Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (06/23/1976Z). 15-Year-Old Certified Adult in Slaying Case. Retrieved 05/09/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/633797214/

Otter, Karen. (02/05/1985). Woman sees man flee store; son found shot. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 05/10/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/638994743

Fort Worth Star-Telegram. (05/24/1985). Four Indicted in Slaying During Holdup. Retrieved 05/12/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/639096791/

Carpentier, Megan. (01/07/2022). Brothers Start An Armed Robbery Spree By Killing Current And Former Coworkers. Oxygen. Retrieved 05/12/2026 from https://www.oxygen.com/killer-siblings/crime-news/ronald-james-allridge-recruited-brothers-for-crime-spree

Justia US Law. (11/13/1991). Allridge v. State. Retrieved 05/16/2026 from https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1991/69838-4.html

Castillo, Chris. (Winter 2011-2012). Voices of Texas: Stanley Allridge. Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Retrieved 05/16/2026 from https://tcadp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Stanley-Allridge-Profile-Voices-of-Texas.pdf

UPI. (06/08/1995). A Texas death row inmate was executed by lethal… Retrieved 05/17/2026 from https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/06/08/A-Texas-death-row-inmate-was-executed-by-lethal/8612802584000/

UPI. (08/26/2004). Texas store clerk’s killer executed. Retrieved 05/17/2026 from https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2004/08/26/Texas-store-clerks-killer-executed/UPI-23961093567154/

Justia. (05/11/1988). Allridge v. State. Retrieved 05/18/2026 from https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1988/69592-4.html

FortWorthTexas.gov. (n.d.). Fort Worth History. Retrieved 05/19/2026 from https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/about/history

Tucker, Neely. (03/16/2022). Black Cowboys at “Home on the Range”. Retrieved 05/19/2026 from https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/03/black-cowboys-at-home-on-the-range/

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