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Police in Tyler, Texas rushed to the home of Bette Lucas on June 5, 1988, after the well-known “southern belle” fell down the stairs in a tragic accident, according to her son. The 66-year-old matriarch of the Lucas family was the widow of Baker Lucas II.
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“Everybody knew the Lucases,” said David Dobbs, former prosecutor and Smith County District Attorney, on Accident, Suicide or Murder. “They were a prominent family.
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Baker, her husband, had been the mayor. Bette was involved in all the social circles.”
Bette’s son, 46-year-old Baker Steven Lucas III, and her granddaughter, Stephanie, were with her at the time of her fall. They said they were returning a borrowed videocassette recorder (VCR), which was found on the floor near her body.
“Bette started carrying the VCR up the stairway, and in the process, she lost her balance and she fell down the