Elizabeth Bernard Sessums, a 47-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 28, 2014. Her death was part of a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of her common-law husband, Ronney Jackson, aged 57, and their friend, David Adams, aged 50. The incident occurred at their shared residence on Sunset Lane in west Fort Worth.
The suspect in this case, Billy Ray "Tank" Minkley Jr., was already in custody on unrelated murder charges when he was charged with the
capital murder of Sessums, Jackson, and Adams. Minkley, who had lived with the victims, claimed that he shot them in self-defense during a property dispute. However, his confession and the evidence led to his arrest and capital murder charges.
The investigation revealed that Minkley had a history of violent behavior, including the earlier murder of Leah Martin, a 22-year-old woman from Graford. Minkley's arrest and subsequent charges brought some measure of justice for the victims and their families, although the loss of Elizabeth Bernard Sessums and her companions remains a tragic chapter in Fort Worth's history.
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