Unlawfully Murderous

Teresa was like most working mothers in America.  Lived in Arlington, TX with her husband who each had children from previous marriages that were all grown and out of the house. She went to work, went home, and had family functions with their blended families and kids. It wasn’t until January of 2022 that her life would change and eventually be taken away from her. Taken away by someone she protected and cared for all of his life. Her youngest son, Nathan Lee Woodard. Who was only 26 the day of the murder. One cold night in the middle of January, Nathan began terrorizing and taunting his mother. Showing up to her home late at night, trying to get into their vehicles, trying to get into their home, even slashing the tires of his mothers Mustang. The couple who live across the street even ran him off the property a few times as they spotted him going through their mailbox, trying to get into the front door, and attempting to get into his step fathers truck.  Knowing he wasn’t ac...

"A convict with a history of assaults headed to the Texas death chamber Tuesday for raping and fatally  beating and slashing an 80-year-old Dallas woman during an attack at her home more than 13 years ago." The title of the article  Michael Graczyk  wrote on September 16, 2002. 13 years after the horrific  murder of my great aunt that impacted our entire family for the rest of everyone's lives. - In July 1989 Patrick broke into the home of a neighbor, 80 year old Nina Rutherford Redd, through a bathroom window. Redd was sexually assaulted before having her throat slashed. Patrick ransacked the home before leaving and was later arrested in Mississippi. A blood-soaked sock was found in the home of Patrick. DNA matched the DNA in Redd's blood sample. Patrick's live-in girlfriend identified the knife found at the scene as theirs. Patrick confessed to the crime shortly after his arrest, but later recanted. Patrick had been convicted of Aggravated Assault in 1986 and ...