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"'''Kiss and Kill'''" refers to the 1962 homicide of '''Betty Williams''', a woman from [[Odessa, Texas]]. She killed by ex-boyfriend '''John Mack Herring'''<!--He was known as "Mack"--> (died January 5, 2019) on her own request in [[Winkler County, Texas]]. Herring was tried and acquitted for the killing after his lawyers argued that he had temporary insanity.
Williams and Herring were both students at [[Odessa High School]]. Williams, who had counter-cultural views, was not considered to be in the popular crowd, while Herring, an American football player, was considered to be popular. Williams engaged in sexual activity with boys she was not in a relationship with, something seen as taboo at the school. The two became lovers, but Herring later broke up with her. Williams asked multiple individuals to kill her, a request they took as a joke. On March 22, 1961, she was reported missing, and Herring took police to the the stock tank on his parents' hunting property in Winkler County, from Downtown Odessa, where he placed the body.<ref name=Coloff>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Herring did not lose social status from the event, and instead town gossip maligned Williams, accusing her of leading him astray. Herring was tried for murder but was acquitted. His lawyers argued he had [[temporary insanity]]. He was tried twice, once in [[Kermit, Texas]], in a hearing that was only meant to determine whether Herring was sane at the time. After a legal challenge the [[Texas Supreme Court]] stated that the judge lacked the authority to do so. A second trial was held in [[Beaumont, Texas]], resulting in an acquittal.<ref name=Coloff/>
==Aftermath==
Odessa High students reported ghost sightings paranormal phenomena at the school for decades, up to 2006, centering around Williams. Mack Herring, her killer, was ruled not guilty by grounds of temporary insanity by a Texas jury as she had asked Herring to kill her. Odessa High's administration applied paint to the school auditorium's windows to counter the ghost story culture.<ref name=Coloff/> In 2019 CBS 7 Odessa stated "Many believe her ghost still haunts the halls of Odessa High School to this day."<ref name=Herringdied>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Herring attended [[Texas Tech University]] and worked in blue collar jobs. He entered into two marriages, both of which resulted in divorces. Pamela Coloff of ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' stated that he appeared "utterly unremarkable", at odds with his appearance in his youth.<ref name=Coloff/> Herring died on Saturday January 5, 2019<!--The date of the article is the following Wednesday-->.<ref name=Herringdied/>
==References==
[[Category:Homicides in Texas]]
[[Category:1961 in Texas]]
[[Category:Winkler County, Texas]]
[[Category:Odessa, Texas]]
Williams and Herring were both students at [[Odessa High School]]. Williams, who had counter-cultural views, was not considered to be in the popular crowd, while Herring, an American football player, was considered to be popular. Williams engaged in sexual activity with boys she was not in a relationship with, something seen as taboo at the school. The two became lovers, but Herring later broke up with her. Williams asked multiple individuals to kill her, a request they took as a joke. On March 22, 1961, she was reported missing, and Herring took police to the the stock tank on his parents' hunting property in Winkler County, from Downtown Odessa, where he placed the body.<ref name=Coloff>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Herring did not lose social status from the event, and instead town gossip maligned Williams, accusing her of leading him astray. Herring was tried for murder but was acquitted. His lawyers argued he had [[temporary insanity]]. He was tried twice, once in [[Kermit, Texas]], in a hearing that was only meant to determine whether Herring was sane at the time. After a legal challenge the [[Texas Supreme Court]] stated that the judge lacked the authority to do so. A second trial was held in [[Beaumont, Texas]], resulting in an acquittal.<ref name=Coloff/>
==Aftermath==
Odessa High students reported ghost sightings paranormal phenomena at the school for decades, up to 2006, centering around Williams. Mack Herring, her killer, was ruled not guilty by grounds of temporary insanity by a Texas jury as she had asked Herring to kill her. Odessa High's administration applied paint to the school auditorium's windows to counter the ghost story culture.<ref name=Coloff/> In 2019 CBS 7 Odessa stated "Many believe her ghost still haunts the halls of Odessa High School to this day."<ref name=Herringdied>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Herring attended [[Texas Tech University]] and worked in blue collar jobs. He entered into two marriages, both of which resulted in divorces. Pamela Coloff of ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' stated that he appeared "utterly unremarkable", at odds with his appearance in his youth.<ref name=Coloff/> Herring died on Saturday January 5, 2019<!--The date of the article is the following Wednesday-->.<ref name=Herringdied/>
==References==
[[Category:Homicides in Texas]]
[[Category:1961 in Texas]]
[[Category:Winkler County, Texas]]
[[Category:Odessa, Texas]]
January 14, 2019 at 02:34PM
