The Lone Star State takes center stage in the premiere of HBO Max’s chilling new docuseries “Friday the 13th Murders,” which revisits a shocking crime spree that rocked the small Panhandle town in the early 1990s.
The six-part series explores real-life tragedies linked to the world’s most feared date, Friday the 13th, with the debut episode, “Obsession to Do Evil,” uncovering the night a teenager’s fascination with Satan and serial killers turned deadly.
A quiet town shattered
Panhandle, Texas — a quiet, tight-knit Christian farming community with a single stoplight — was forever changed on Friday, July 13, 1990.The night began like any other until a call came in reporting a violent assault. Sheriff Tam Terry recalled being home with his young children when his police radio crackled with news of a stabbing…