{"id":3865,"date":"2026-05-07T23:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2026-05-07T23:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T23:26:38","slug":"twenty-four-hours-before-the-bloody-scene-they-were-the-envy-of-texas-the-last-known-photos-of-the-mitchells-show-a-power-couple-at-the-peak-of-their-million-dollar-empire-behind-the-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/?p=3865","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE BLOODY SCENE, THEY WERE THE ENVY OF TEXAS. The last known photos of the Mitchells show a power couple at the peak of their million-dollar empire. Behind the smiles of the \u201c\u201dRestaurateurs of the Year,\u201d\u201d not a single employee saw a hint of the coming storm\u2026 They had the prestige, the wealth, and a beautiful home in Houston\u2019s most elite zip code. What snapped inside that $1.2 million mansion to turn a celebrated CEO into a cold-blooded killer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"article__headline\">Owners of 2 Houston restaurants identified as couple involved in triple murder-suicide<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/?attachment_id=3866\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3866\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3866\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__summary\">Restaurant employees identified Matthew Mitchell and Thy Mitchell as the couple killed in an apparent triple murder-suicide in River Oaks.<\/div>\n<aside class=\"article__meta\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"article__body\">\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>HOUSTON \u2014 KHOU 11 News has learned the identity of the couple\u00a0killed in an apparent triple murder-suicide\u00a0in the River Oaks area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Matthew Mitchell and Thy Mitchell are listed as the owners of Traveler\u2019s Cart, on Montrose Boulevard between West Gray Street and West Dallas Street, and\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Table, on Westheimer Road between Montrose Boulevard and Taft Street.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_ad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392653-15792463-Matthew_Mitchell_52_a_wealthy_Texas_restaurateur_and_former_phar-a-6_1778015326764.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Matthew Mitchell, 52, a wealthy Texas restaurateur and former pharmaceutical CEO, murdered his pregnant wife and their two young children in a horror murder-suicide, the Daily Mail has learned\" width=\"468\" height=\"361\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Restaurant employees confirmed the Mitchells died in the shootings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Houston police said they were called out to a house on Kingston Street near Avalon Place for a welfare check around 5:30 p.m. Monday. Police said the family\u2019s babysitter and one of the victims\u2019 sisters called for the welfare check after they hadn\u2019t seen or heard from the family since Sunday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392667-15792463-Authorities_said_the_couple_s_two_children_aged_8_and_4_were_fou-a-8_1778015326765.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Authorities said the couple's two children aged 8 and 4 were found dead in the home\" width=\"446\" height=\"452\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Officials said officers got there quickly and entered the home, where they found four people dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Investigators confirmed they were all family members and the victims included a father, a mother and two children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Police said the woman was 39, the children were 8 and 4, and the man, identified as the suspect, was 52. All four appeared to have been shot to death. Investigators said evidence at the scene indicates the man shot the three victims before shooting himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Investigators said they were working to determine a timeline, including when the family was last seen or heard from. They think it was sometime between Sunday night and when officers arrived Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392683-15792463-Authorities_said_they_were_treating_the_tragedy_as_a_murder_suic-a-9_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Authorities said they were treating the tragedy as a murder-suicide, but have not released any further details over the crime scene\" width=\"417\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The Houston Police Department is handling the investigation and said the family was well-known in the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to the bio on the\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Table restaurant website, Matthew Mitchell graduated from Emory University and studied in France, Italy and England. He also worked as a writer and journalist in London, Paris and New York City. After returning to Texas and spending 14 years in the pharmaceutical industry, he opened his first restaurant, Traveler\u2019s Table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to her bio on the\u00a0Traveler\u2019s Table restaurant website, Thy Mitchell grew up in Houston and spent weekends working at her family\u2019s Vietnamese restaurant. She got her undergrad from the University of Houston before earning her master\u2019s degree from Penn State University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_ad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/05\/22\/108392647-15792463-The_family_were_successful_businesspeople_and_the_couple_were_na-a-10_1778015326847.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"The family were successful businesspeople, and the couple were named Restaurateurs Of The Year in Houston last year\" width=\"425\" height=\"401\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>A neighbor said the family hadn\u2019t lived at the home for long, but she had seen them out and about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very sad,\u201d that neighbor said. \u201cWe don\u2019t know all the details. A lot of people know more, I\u2019m sure, than we know, but it\u2019s just a tragedy when anything like this happens,\u201d the neighbor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of 2 Houston restaurants identified as couple involved in triple murder-suicide Restaurant employees identified Matthew Mitchell and Thy Mitchell as the couple killed in an apparent triple murder-suicide in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"http:\/\/bbncnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/690634593_122130559407041553_4621145452994097416_n.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u201cTWENTY-FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE BLOODY SCENE, THEY WERE THE ENVY OF TEXAS. 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