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In May 1989, a bizarre murder attempt in Austin, Texas, gripped the nation and made worldwide news. The details of the case were unusual, and unlike anything police had seen before. The victim? Austin's oldest resident, a nearly 600-year-old tree known as Treaty Oak.

August 30, 2020 at 03:31PM https://ift.tt/32AZGy0 May 1989, a bizarre murder attempt in Austin, Texas, gripped the nation and made worldwide news. The details of the case were unusual, and unlike anything police had seen before. The victim? Austin's oldest resident, a nearly 600-year-old tree known as Treaty Oak.