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Podcast: Gone Cold - Texas True Crime
Episode: The Joplin & Trice Murders in Blue Mound, Texas Part 7: Johnny Cotton
Description: After the grand jury wrapped up their investigation into the Joplin and Trice murders, unhappily at that, the media essentially turned their back on the story. More disturbingly, it seems the Tarrant County Sheriffβs Office did the same. While most folks the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex over were paying attention to the new high profile murder case in town, residents of Blue Mound were stuck wondering if a murderer walked among them. In 2011, a new Blue Mound cop decided heβd like to get a shot at breaking the Joplin / Trice murder case. It was Deputy Police chief Barry Hink...