Frank Tice

Creator

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Identifier

20044800

Description

Frank Tice, 39, surrendered at the sheriff's office after wounding Mrs. Birdie Lee Sexton by shooting her with a pistol. Four bullets were fired over the head of Mrs. Lexton's son, Wesley, who was sleeping in bed. Two of the bullets struck Mrs. Sexton, one inflicting a head wound and the other passing through her chest. Tice is a truck driver for the Fort Worth, Texas, garbage department. Tice is wearing a striped, collared shirt.

Archival Date

1940-06-28

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1199

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Tice, Frank; Sexton, Birdie Lee (Mrs.); Crimes; Law enforcement; Sexton, Wesley