The subheading says:

> An exclusive excerpt from Skip Hollandsworth’s new book, She Kills.

So I imagine it's an actual book chapter from the book (probably the first chapter), rather than a teaser to be continued: the ending here seems like a conclusion (“Finally, I sighed, put the car into drive, and made my way back down the hill. The story that had launched my lifelong obsession, I realized, was one I might never be able to tell.”)

My country has a law which says that rape and murder will not be punished if the perpetrator has managed to evade getting caught for 20 years. Recently, a case which involved both offenses passed the 20 years mark.

So I can totally imagine somebody bragging about crimes he has committed 20+ years ago, especially on the internet where reasonable anonymity can be achieved quite easily.

Same here, I imagined some remorseful ex-killer confessing some dark deed from way back in their youth. I guess it's related, but not quite the same thing. Good story though.

Also, Texas Monthly is a first rate outfit. I have read a few long form articles from them. All excellent.

Is it really a mystery? Perhaps stereotypes and political majorities don't accurately describe anywhere near 100% of the people they're applied to?

By a similar standard, the US as a whole is anti-intellectual. And yet...

I mean, Texas is the second largest state by population.

Also, California has more republicans/conservatives than Texas and it's a blue state. So yea, that's how population statistics work.