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Old Court House

Old Court House

The only woman legally hanged in Texas was Josefa Chipita Rodriguez. She lived in a shack on the Aransas River where she cooked for weary travelers and let them sleep on cots on her porch. When a traveler named John Savage fell victim to an axe murder, Chipita was the prime suspect. $600 in gold […]

November 15, 2025 Read More →