I. DEATH BY SLEDGEHAMMER
On October 25, 2013, Steven and Laquita Lawrence left their home in Fort Bend County, Texas to purchase a new phone for their son, and only child, twenty-seven-year-old, Ross Patrick Lawrence. Ross had recently returned home from Burbank, California, where he had relocated, purportedly to pursue a career in movie production. While in Burbank, Ross was arrested for driving under the influence and for obstructing a police officer. According to police reports, Ross was psychotic when police arrived at his hotel room. The police also found notes in the hotel room that said his parents were trying to kill him. With his parents’ assistance, and their insistence, Ross returned to Fort Bend County, Texas in February 2013. Laquita was concerned, and somewhat fearful, because Ross resented the fact that he was returned home, and he apparently blamed his mother for his apprehension and arrest in California …
Gus G Tamborello, If You Kill Your Honey, Don’t Expect the Money: the Rights of a Killer in Texas to Share in His Victim’s Estate, 16 Estate Planning Journal 432 (2024). Online 3 July 2024.
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