Wealthy Texas couple Bill and Frances Hall were entangled in a love triangle that ended in a fatal collision. On October 13, 2013, Frances crashed into Bill on his Harley Davidson. Behind him was his mistress in a Range Rover. Prosecutors claimed Frances Hall flew into a jealous rage and intentionally killed him. Frances said she wanted to confront his mistress and it was a tragic accident. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/10/2017. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 2: Who were the key players in the Hall family tragedy?
Frances sees her husband drive by on that big blue motorcycle. You know, a few seconds later, for the first time ever, she lays eyes on Bonnie Contreras, this woman who is ruining her life.
Francis had finally had enough and was about to take a turn that led to an accusation of murder.
And she grabs a steering wheel and she just goes, I'm going to go confront her.
I've seen a lot of stuff over 30 years, you know, some very despicable crime and things that are kind of tough to wrap your head around. And this ranks right up there in the pantheon of Rhode Island fraudsters.
I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.
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October 10th, 2013. This stretch of Texas Highway 1604 became a crime scene where jealousy and rage would intersect and someone would soon be in handcuffs. The day began innocently enough. Frances was driving home after watching a volleyball game when she spotted her husband's mistress.
At this point in time, 28 days have passed since she's found out about the affair.
Lee Cutter, Frances' defense attorney, says that by this time, Frances was sick of Bonnie interfering in her marriage.
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Chapter 3: What led to the fatal confrontation between Frances and Bill?
I started screaming, crying. I said, oh, my God, Francis is taking me from behind. What do I do?
To disprove Bonnie's story, the defense calls collision reconstruction expert Charles Rubel.
This is the Black Range Rover, or Land Rover.
Who also uses toy cars to demonstrate what he says happened.
Bill Hall was following his wife. They're traveling at 70, 80 miles an hour.
Rubel believes that when Bill maneuvered around the Escalade to avoid colliding, he veered right, hit the shoulder, and then tried to correct himself by veering left. That is when he accidentally struck Frances' rear window. Bill lost control and was thrown off the highway. So based on your analysis, there was absolutely no evidence that Bonnie's claim that Frances rear-ended her husband
is true. There's no evidence. No evidence whatsoever. There's no evidence on the rear of the motorcycle of any contact. There's no evidence on the hood of the Escalade.
The prosecution concedes that Bonnie's recollection of events is not supported by the evidence.
I wouldn't characterize her testimony as untruthful. I would just characterize it as
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