James Farren
A 1966 graduate of Amarillo’s Tascosa High School, Farren was a non-traditional student when he enrolled at AC; he was by then a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and an officer with the Canyon Police Department.
He ultimately transferred his AC credits to Texas Tech University where he graduated Cum Laude in 1982, then obtained his Tech law degree in 1984. After several successful years as an assistant U.S. attorney and an assistant 47th District attorney, he won the 1994 election to become criminal district attorney for Randall County.
He was instrumental in the creation of The Bridge Child Advocacy Center for child victims of crime, the first of its kind in Texas.
Case Files
3 on record- Oct 15, 1985
The Death of Gail Lenore Smith
On October 14, 1985, at about 4:00 p.m., John and Milagros Wertz drove John's step-sister, Gail Lenore Smith, to a rest stop outside of Fort Worth, Texas. Gail needed to visit her mother in Lake Meredith. Her plan was to catch a ride with
- Nov 10, 2000
Raper–Bodry Crime Spree
In November 2000, Tom Raper Jr. and Hiram Bodry went on a multi-day crime spree through the Texas Panhandle that left two people dead — Clifford Shannon Espinoza and Patricia Norris Hart — ending in a standoff at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
- Nov 11, 1985
No Good Deed Unpunished: Amarillo Policeman Killed
Sgt James Mitchell shot by Randal Wayne Hafdahl after stopping to provide assistance after car wreck
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