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Published September 25, 1984. Accessed October 27, 2025 via newspapers.com. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/439294237\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/439294237\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX): Investigation Continuing in Flatonia Case, by Staff. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published October 16, 1984. Accessed October 27, 2025 via newspapers.com. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/439256741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/439256741\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Paso County, Colorado (2005, February). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Charles Browne <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Arrest affidavit]. El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various Fayette County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Justice of the Peace, Medical Examiner, Texas Department of Public Safety documents. Accessed April &#8211; November 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel DR, McAnalley BH, Garriott JC. Isopropyl alcohol metabolism after acute intoxication in humans. J Anal Toxicol. 1981 May-Jun;5(3):110-2. doi: 10.1093\/jat\/5.3.110. PMID: 7265921.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michaud, S. G., &amp; Price, D.M. (2007). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Devil\u2019s Right Hand Man: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert Charles Browne. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berkeley Books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Charles Browne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved November 19, 2025, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Charles_Browne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Charles_Browne<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hinkle, J., &amp; Barer, D. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Body of evidence: A medical examiner\u2019s missteps<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [Investigative article]. KXAN Investigates. Retrieved November 19, 2025, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/media.psg.nexstardigital.net\/kxan\/story\/body-of-evidence\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/media.psg.nexstardigital.net\/kxan\/story\/body-of-evidence\/index.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anderson, J. (2011, October 4). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twist a Beads!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Like Totally 80s. Retrieved November 19, 2025, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liketotally80s.com\/2011\/10\/twist-a-bead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.liketotally80s.com\/2011\/10\/twist-a-bead\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gainesville Sun. (1984, July 23). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Fashion\u2019s twister beads can be mixed, matched]<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Retrieved November 19, 2025, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?nid=1320&amp;dat=19840723&amp;id=9pkRAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=2-kDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2669,2262343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?nid=1320&amp;dat=19840723&amp;id=9pkRAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=2-kDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2669,2262343<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Byard, R. W., &amp; Bramwell, N. H. (1988). Autoerotic death in females: An underdiagnosed syndrome? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3), 252\u2013254. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/00000433-198809000-00014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/00000433-198809000-00014<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancestry.com. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968\u20132010<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> [Database]. Ancestry. Retrieved November 19, 2025 from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith Funeral Home \u2014 Flatonia. (2023, June 26). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooper Dale Cherry, Sr.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Retrieved November 19, 2025, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/flatonia.smithfuneraltx.com\/obituaries\/cooper-cherry-sr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/flatonia.smithfuneraltx.com\/obituaries\/cooper-cherry-sr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX): Woman Dies After Accident, by Staff. Published July 31, 1980. Accessed October 27, 2025 via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/437170918\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/437170918\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX): Cherry by Staff. Published July 31, 1980. Accessed October 27, 2025 via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1202248071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/1202248071\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fayette County (1980). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhonda Annette Cherry <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Death certificate]. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas, U.S. Death Certificates, 1903-1982. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ancestry.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ancestry.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  const newMoreDiv = document.createElement(\"div\");<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  newMoreDiv.classList.add( \"aMoreDiv\" );<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  const newMoreDivInner = document.createElement(\"div\");<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  newMoreDivInner.classList.add( \"aMoreDivInner\" );<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  newMoreDivInner.innerHTML += \"View All Sources\";<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  newMoreDiv.append(newMoreDivInner);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  jQuery('.view-more').append(newMoreDiv); 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