Blood Legacy: The True Story of the Snow Axe Murders

"Set in the seemingly quiet isolation of small-town Texas, BLOOD LEGACY is a well-written, well-researched true tale with Gothic overtones and more than a hint of Stephen King-style horror." - Carlton Stowers, award-winning author of CARELESS WHISPERS

In 1925 Texans were stunned when a teenager's severed head was found in an abandoned farmhouse near the town of Stephenville. An investigation led to ex-convict F. M. Snow and the mysterious disappearances of his wife and mother-in-law.

But this shocking, bloody saga began 50 years earlier...

Beautiful, vivacious Samantha Jones had a penchant for dangerous men. Her teenage marriage to gambler Amos Smith ended when he was gunned down in a hit orchestrated by his wife's alleged lover, who was lynched. The widow then married the abusive Bill Olds who was later arrested for theft, forgery and murder.

Violence stalked the next generation when Samantha's daughter, Maggie Olds, was twice widowed with the murders of her second and fourth husbands. Yet, Maggie's unfortunate choice for a fifth husband, F. M. Snow, led to a gruesome, triple tragedy.

In BLOOD LEGACY: THE TRUE STORY OF THE SNOW AXE MURDERS, James Pylant sheds new light on a tale of 20 shocking deaths fueled by greed, insanity and revenge.

"...endlessly intriguing." - The Midwest Book Review