 5th Addition, Section 2 
After killing Mr. Collier, Boggess made his way to Whitesboro where he murdered
Mr. Hazelwood Aug. 17, 1986. Mr. Hazelwood was in his shop R & L Swap Shop when he had been shot in the back and in his chest. Boggess was being held in the Grayson County Jail the next day charged with murdering Mr. Hazelwwood. He pleaded guilty in January 1987 and was given a life sentence. He pleaded innocent when he was charged with the murder of Mr. Collier. A jury found him guilty after deliberating for an hour and eight minutes. He was sentenced to death. Boggess started off his prison life by filing appeal after appeal, until, he said, he found Jesus inside the walls of the Texas Department of Corrections. He studied several religions before converting to Catholicism. Now he looks at life with a different perspective, he said; he has admitted to murdering Mr. Collier and Mr. Hazelwood and says he regrets what he has done. He wrote letters of apology to the Collier and Hazelwood families, but hadn't received any replies. The families couldn't be reached to comment for this article.  Collinsville Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
