Horrific Killeen, Texas Murderer Now Just Hours From Execution

Killeen, Texas has long been a place that caters to the soldiers assigned to the post, and back when it was still called Fort Hood in 2004, TeaZers night club was one of those businesses that appealed to young townies and soldiers alike. Unfortunately, in the early morning hours of November 26, 2004, which was the night after Thanksgiving, two men were gunned down by a former patron who had recently been banned according to this Temple Daily Telegram article.

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Now, unless something changes, Richard Tabler will be executed about 6 PM local time this evening at the Huntsville Unit for the murders of two men, but it is believed he killed at least two women as well. Tabler went on a mini killing spree, and murdered 4 people in just over two days, but authorities believe he may have had a hit list with designs of killing at least 9 people, all with links to TeaZers.

Horrific Killeen, Texas Murderer Now Just Hours From Execution

Reports indicate Tabler lured two men to the above location that was a gentlemen's club known as TeaZers. At the time of his arrest, it is believed Tabler had only been in Central Texas a few weeks before the murders happened.

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After recording the shooting of the men, their bodies were dumped near the entrance to the army post, and found around 6:30 later that morning. Two days later, two teenage girls that also worked at TeaZers were found dead, and both of those deaths were blamed on Tabler. He indicted, but never tried for their murders.