In an instant ex-Sheriff Captain and respected businessman Hilton 
Crawford became the most hated man in Montgomery County, 
Texas. Was he a cold-blooded killer, or was he duped? Were there 
other parties involved who were never apprehended? Was justice 
really served in his execution? Seed of Villainy reveals the true 
details of his life and his crime as told in Death Row interviews prior 
to his death by lethal injection. It is the moving journey of one man 
through his desperate act and subsequent trial and execution.

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TANNIE SHANNON teaches writing at Sam Houston University, 
where he earned his Master's Degree in 2004. He has won several 
writing awards, including back-to-back wins of the prestigious 
Thomason Award—a first in the school's history. Mr. Shannon's 
literary works are often deeply rooted in the moral and social 
dilemmas of our time; he has published both short stories and 
poetry in various literary journals. Seed of Villainy is his first book-
length work.