To their church and the community, Pastor Tracy Burleson and his wife, Paulette, presented themselves as stable, upstanding, God-fearing people.
Behind closed doors, their volatile marriage was marred by infidelity, domestic abuse and predatory behavior.
And when one of them decides it’s time to put the marriage out of its misery, the other will get a bullet.
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Photo caption: (L-R) Paulette Ross married Tracy Burleson in 1995 after meeting him at First New Mount Cavalry Baptist Church in Houston. The couple's relationship would be marred by infidelity and violence (credit: Oxygen); When her husband became pastor of First New Mount Calvary, Paulette became the church's First Lady, though she was far from popular (credit: Oxygen); Tracy Burleson's son, William Fuller, came to live with his father and Paulette when he was 11 years old. The couple would physically abuse and steal from him (credit: IMDB); To escape his abusive homelife, William moved in with nurse, Tyonne Palmer (credit: IMDB).
Photo caption: After William brought Tyonne to his father's church, it wasn't long before Tracy was sending her love notes (credit: The Soapbox Reel Talk blog); Tracy swept Tyonne off her feet, even though he was still married to Paulette (credit: The Soapbox Reel Talk blog); Tracy was all set to start a life with Tyonne and her three kids. He just needed his wife out of the way (also pictured, far right, William) (credit: The Soapbox Reel Talk blog); When Tracy and Tyonne were arrested for their role in Paulette's murder, they were wearing matching pink pajamas (credit: Oxygen); William testifying against his father (credit: Mayra Beltran: Beaumont Enterprise/Houston Chronicle); Tracy during his trial (credit: Mayra Beltran: Beaumont Enterprise/Houston Chronicle)
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