It was a case 27 years that gripped not only Amarillo, but the entire country. Recently, it made its way back into the news as Brittany Holberg saw her conviction for murder overturned and was taken off death row.
Many thought that would be the end of it and that Holberg would remain a free woman. She is for now, but we have a new development.
The Original Murder Charges & Trial In Amarillo
Back in 1996, Holberg was accused of brutally murdering A.B. Towery in his home. She had just come down from a 10-day drug binge, had wrecked her car, and was in need of some money to pay for the cab she’d taken.
She saw Towery in the courtyard and asked him to use his phone. He allowed her entry into his home…