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Earnie Hankins

Case from Mansfield, TX dated Oct 08, 2000

Victim Details

Earnie Hankins

Male

Mansfield

TX

2000-10-08

55

Earnie

Hankins

07/20/2026

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Earnie Lee Hankins, a 55-year-old man, was tragically murdered on October 8, 2000. His death was part of a gruesome series of killings committed by his son, Terry Lee Hankins. Earnie Hankins was found shot to death in his mobile home, where his body had been left to decompose for nearly ten months, surrounded by air fresheners.

The investigation into his murder revealed that Terry Hankins had also killed his half-sister, Pearl 'Sissy' Stevenstar, a 20-year-old woman, who was found stuffe ...
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