Kent McGowen - Reasonable Doubts

Texas Deputy Kent McGowen shot and killed Susan White after she pulled a gun on him. It seemed like an open-and-shut case of an officer acting in self-defense. But before his first court date, the Houston region was inundated with rumor, innuendo and speculation about the case. Many believed those fabrications and half-truths to be fact. And an unsubstantiated-but-persistent story of how McGowen allegedly set up White as a murder victim because they had a relationship, or that she refused to have one, sealed his fate. McGowen was found guilty, Twice. He's already done his years in prison, but his case is worth examining for all the ways criminal courts can be manipulated by media, fast-talking lawyers and dubious witnesses. Support this show . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kent McGowen - Reasonable Doubts is an episode from House of Mystery True Crime History by Alan R. Warren.

This episode is 59:27 long.

This episode was published on May 24, 2026.

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