E.C. Mullendore III
He had a sister Katsy, who was married to John W. Mecom Jr., the owner of the National Football League New Orleans Saints.The Mullendore family owned the Cross Bell Ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma, which covered about 130,000 acres.The police made a number of mistakes in the investigation including disturbing the crime scene before physical evidence could be gathered and allowing E.C.[2] There were a number of theories speculated on about who the murderer was and what the motive was, often involving the large debt on the ranch or his insurance policy.Lewis also made a documentary film Footprints in the Dew: The Last Ten Tapes based on interviews with Anderson.