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[Music] this is a case that involves wealth sex Vengeance murder it's a notorious case it's a case
that will never die the 70s was a time of big oil and big money people did things in a big way and
you had big personalities Priscilla was 5'2 feisty little blonde she had big hair big bosom
and packed a Texas eyes personality in that little frame Cullen was a very self assured man
he inherited his daddy's oil money and then he made his own when Cullen and Priscilla got
together it was really like the perfect storm it was great until it wasn't and when it went bad it went really
bad Colin and Priscilla were embroiled in a nasty divorce almost a legendary divorce Colin gets evicted from his own
home basically this was his beloved Mansion this was his own design and he was displaced from his own
castle he was Furious [Music] after a night on the town Priscilla and some friends came home to the mansion
they walked into an ambush a gunman dressed entirely in Black opened fire when it was over Priscilla and a friend
were wounded and two of the most important people in her life were dead Priscilla told the police the shooter
was Colin [Music] Davis he was the wealthiest man man in the United States to ever be charged
with murder his worth was estimated at about $500 million I don't think we can underestimate the effect that his wealth
had he always have something to work with when you have an innocent man Cullen bought the best lawyer there was
racehorse haes the best that money could buy I'm Christy Jack I was a prosecutor
in this town for more than 20 years before I switched sides the defense was ABC anybody but
Cullen any man that entered Priscilla's life any man that darkened the doors of the Mansion was a viable
suspect people have talked about this case for 40 years and they're not going to stop
[Music]

It was one of the most notorious cases in Texas history -- an ambush in a mansion that killed two and wounded two others -- and to this day, no one has been held accountable. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates Saturday, Jan. 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Brief Summary

The episode details the Cullen Davis murder case involving wealth, a tumultuous divorce, and an ambush that left two dead.

Key points

The Perfect Storm. Cullen and Priscilla's relationship was a whirlwind until it turned disastrous.
A Night of Ambush. Priscilla and friends return home to a shocking attack.
The Wealthy Suspect. Cullen, a man of immense wealth, faces murder charges.

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This is a case that involves wealth sex.

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