Hitman Accidentally Kills Two Women; Mary Morris and Mary Morris
The Mary Morris Murders Were Likely The Work Of One Really Incompetent Hitman How did two women with the same name, who lived in the same city, and were similar looking, end up being murdered three days apart? In October 2000, two Texas women were murdered in a similar manner within days of one another. Neither woman had any known enemies. In fact, both families reported that the women were loving, kind, and professional - one a nurse, the other a loan officer - living completely unconnected lives. They had only one thing in common: both women were named Mary Morris. Police found Mary Henderson Morris, 48, in her burned out car. Three days later, they found Mary McGinnis Morris, 39, who'd been shot, dead in her car. An investigation into the matter turned up no evidence, and both cases remain unsolved. The prevailing theory is that Mike Morris - husband of Mary McGinnis Morris - hired a hitman to kill his wife. Unfortunately, the assailant made a mistake and targeted the wrong M...