1995-02-13

Monday, February 13, 1995
94-172 - Lake Meredith (Texas) - Follow-up on Homicide

T.E.F., Jr., 26, of Amarillo, was charged on a two-count indictment filed in federal district court on February 9th. The first count was a murder charge, which stemmed from the death of T.E.F.'s brother-in-law, Billy Dean Bratcher, on April 9, 1994. The second count was for escaping from the custody of FBI agents. T.E.F. had agreed to record conversations with others who may have conspired in Bratcher's murder, but got nervous while carrying out the assignment and fled. He was arrested on January 24th in Sacramento, California. T.E.F. is scheduled to appear in federal court in Amarillo this week. Bratcher's drowning was originally reported as an accident. [CRO, LAMR, 2/13]