Suspect: Clyde Edwin Hedrick *GUILTY*

[Lyssav]

Hedrick is located at the Terrell Unit in Rosharon

 

[Texasguy]

I beleive Hedricks is responsible for three of the girls in the fields just from what I hear. Will have to stay tuned.

 

[drmedhus]

I remember this guy. In 1983 as a third year resident in internal medicine in Galveston I was alone on the beach. He approached me and started massaging my thighs. I had an intense sense of dread. I knew my life was in jeopardy. He asked me what I did for a living and I said I was a physician and also a black belt instructor in karate. He looked uncomfortable and left. I knew that saved my life.

 

[dotr]

by: Dusty Ellis

Texas “Killing Fields” murderer may be released from supervision and GPS monitoring

The Texas “Killing Fields” alleged murderer, Clyde Edwin Hedrick, is being considered for release from supervision and GPS monitoring. The founder of Texas EquuSearch and the father of …

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Posted: Jan 1, 2023
''SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Texas “Killing Fields” alleged murderer, Clyde Edwin Hedrick, is being considered for release from supervision and GPS monitoring. The founder of Texas EquuSearch and the father of one of the victims, has asked the public to consider writing to the parole board to request that they do not release him.

Clyde Edwin Hedrick Mug Shot CC Texas Equusearch
According to Texas EquuSearch, Hedrick is an alleged serial killer believed to have raped and murdered Laura Miller, Heide Fye Villareal, Audrey Cook and Donna Prudhomme – victims of a series of murders that became infamously known as the “Killing Fields.”

Hedrick was released from prison in 2021 after only serving eight years of a 20-year sentence for the death of Ellen Beason. According to Texas Equusearch, this early release was due to the Mandatory Release law – (Eligible offenders are released onto mandatory supervision when their calendar time served added to their good time credit equals the length of their prison sentence. CC Tx Department of Criminal Justice). Upon being released Hedrick was given an ankle monitor for GPS tracking.''

 

[DropthePuck]

Hedrick died on 3/21/26. Good riddance to bad trash. MSN

"He was released in 2021 under the state's Super Intensive Supervision program, a high-level parole supervision tier for dangerous, high-risk offenders."

It's infuriating that he only served 7 years of a 20 year sentence before being released on parole. And why does a "high-level parole supervision tier for dangerous, high-risk offenders" even exist??? Dangerous, high-risk offenders should not even have the option of parole.

 

[Walkingproof]

So here are my thoughts on the passing of Clyde Hedrick. Some of you already know my story, but for those who don’t—when genetic genealogy was still in its early days, I discovered the identity of my biological father. That discovery opened the door to a much darker truth about my conception and who my father really was.

I ended up writing a book about it. In the book, I mentioned Clyde briefly. During my search for answers, I spoke with several investigators who hinted there might be a connection between him and my story—but I was never told exactly what that connection was. I reached out to Clyde several times, hoping for an interview or at least a conversation to fill in the blanks. I never got a response—no returned calls, no emails.

Since the release of my book, I’ve teamed up with Crude Acts, a Texas-based true crime podcast, to take a fresh look at the entire story. I conducted extensive research while writing, but now that the book is out, people have come forward—and I’m learning twice as much as before.

All I can offer are theories based on what I’ve uncovered. As one investigator once told me, “There were a lot of bad guys in the 1970s.” We’re now digging deeper into the people who surrounded them—their attorneys, their employers, and the networks they may have shared.

I don’t know if we’ll uncover anything earth-shattering, but some evidence does suggest there was organized activity—possibly even a network tied to organized crime, especially throughout the 1970s.

My theory is that there were multiple serial killers operating back then. Some acted on their own, driven purely by their own pathology. But others, like Clyde—or possibly my father—may have been connected through a broader criminal network, maybe even the Dixie Mafia.

We may never know the full truth. But I do know this—I’ll never stop digging.