Episode 73

Dumb at the Thumb: Express Lane to Jail | April 8, 2025 | 29:00

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In Grapevine, Texas, in 2002, a killer can’t keep their story straight.

Hosts

Greg Caputo

Maria Raha

Jason Schell

Topics

• This week’s headline: Associated Press, Albany, New York, Feb. 4, 2025

• David Nixon

• Tracey Frame

• Tom Thumb

• Muriatic acid
  

Additional Resources

• 48 Hours. Season 19, episode 5: “Secrets and Lies on Grapevine Lake.” Oct. 22, 2005. https://www.metacritic.com/tv/48-hours/season-19/episode-5-secrets-lies-on-grapevine-lake/

• Forensic Files. Season 13, episode 39, “Separation Anxiety.” Jan. 8, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5-U-yuvbb0

• Ramirez Jr., Domingo. “GIrlfriend Given 24 Years for Murder,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 11, 2005, page 29.

• Ramirez Jr., Domingo. “Slaying Suspect Seen on Camera,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 30, 2002, page 13.

• Ramirez Jr., Domingo. “Search Warrant for Home of Victim Ruled Justified,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 4, 2002, page 26. 

• Ramirez Jr., Domingo. “Girlfriend Charged in Slaying,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 18, 2002, page 35.

• Reisner, Rebecca. “Tracey Frame’s Murder of David Dixon,” Forensic Files Now. https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tracey-frames-murder-of-david-nixon/