Cullen Davis, acquitted in Fort Worth mansion killings, dies at 93

Texas oilman T. Cullen Davis, once among the country’s wealthiest men, died Friday at 93 at his home in Colleyville, his family said. He became a national figure after the 1976 Stonegate Mansion shootings in Fort Worth killed his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Andrea Wilborn, and Stan Farr, the boyfriend of Davis’ estranged wife, Priscilla; Priscilla and two other people were also shot and survived with serious injuries. Priscilla and other witnesses identified Davis as the gunman, but a first trial ended in a mistrial and he was acquitted in 1977; he maintained his innocence. He was later accused of hiring a hitman to kill 15 people, including Priscilla and the judge in their divorce case, and was acquitted of attempted-murder charges. The cases inspired books and screen adaptations, and Davis later lost much of his oil fortune during the 1980s recession.