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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.

Director

Jason Lapeyre

Year

Genre

documentary, crime

Box Office

N/A

Production

Cream Productions,Warner Bros. Discovery

Awards

N/A

Homepage

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/the-texas-cheerleader-murder-plot-investigation-discovery-atve-us

Self - Executive Editor, Texas Monthly

Self - Author - Mother Love, Deadly Love: The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Anne McDonald Maier

Self - Journalist

Carolyn Campbell

Self - Wanda Holloway's Daughter

Self - Shanna's Friend

Self - Defense Attorney

Self - Arresting Sergeant

Flynt Blackwell

Self - Juror

Self - Convicted of Solicitation of Capital Murder

Self - Intended Victim of Wanda Holloway

Self - Verna Heath's Daughter

Self - Wanda Holloway's Ex-Husband

Self - Holloway's Former Brother-in-Law

Self - Defense Witness

Self - Defense Attorney

Stanley Schneider

Self - Prosecutor

Self - Juror Who Caused Mistrial

Daniel Enriquez

Self - Judge

George H. Goodwin

Self - CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

Self - Host, The Maury Povich Show

Self - Host, Larry King Live

Self - Anchor KHOU-TV

Charles Hadlock

Self - Host, The Phil Donahue Show

Shanna Harper

Gymnastics Instructor

Danya Buonastella

Cheer Judge

Terry Harper

Marla Harper

Wanda Holloway

Flynt Blackwell

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I lost myself. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

We've had over 20 offers,
uh, from different people. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

We've had over 20 offers, uh, from different people.

I don't know. We haven't made
a final decision on that. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I don't know. We haven't made a final decision on ...

[McKinney] Tony had
purported to sell, uh, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[McKinney] Tony had purported to sell, uh,

[Shanna] I remember my dad
took me out to a
Steak and Ale one night. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Shanna] I remember my dad took me out to a Steak and Ale on...

And that was fine, um... - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And that was fine, um...

Until they started - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Until they started

And I'm not an idiot,
and I knew - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I'm not an idiot, and I knew

And, um,
I don't know what to do." - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And, um, I don't know what to do."

And I still was forced
to sell my movie rights. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I still was forced to sell my movie rights.

Some of the money
went into a trust for me, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Some of the money went into a trust for me,

'Cause I'd hear about it
years later. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

'Cause I'd hear about it years later.

[woman] The Positively
True Adventures - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[woman] The Positively True Adventures

The HBO movie was, uh,
it was a spoof on everybody. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

The HBO movie was, uh, it was a spoof on everybody.

Nobody came out
looking good in that movie. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Nobody came out looking good in that movie.

I laughed. They-- - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I laughed. They--

I actually liked it.
I thought it was
a very amusing - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I actually liked it. I thought it was a very amusing

There's a couple of cops here
and if they take me down
to jail - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

There's a couple of cops here and if they take me down ...

Hold on.
Where is my husband's... - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Hold on. Where is my husband's...

And, I just remember people
laughing at things
that I just thought, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And, I just remember people laughing at things that I just t...

I wanted to speak to her,
I just wanted to meet her.
I wasn't mad at her or - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I wanted to speak to her, I just wanted to meet her. I wasn&...

Um, it did concern me that
she didn't want to meet me. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Um, it did concern me that she didn't want to meet me.

It made it worse.
I guess it made it
more shameful. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

It made it worse. I guess it made it more shameful.

So where do you keep it all? - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

So where do you keep it all?

[reporter 1] A Texas woman has
been sentenced to
ten years in prison, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[reporter 1] A Texas woman has been sentenced to ten years i...

[McKinney] Gatesville,
it pretty much housed - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[McKinney] Gatesville, it pretty much housed

And I just - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[static] - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I knew more about what
my mom was up to than
I've been letting on. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I knew more about what my mom was up to than I've been ...

We were alone in the kitchen, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

We were alone in the kitchen,

I knew something was wrong
and I didn't tell anybody, but - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I knew something was wrong and I didn't tell anybody, b...

And I didn't, I didn't mention
it to my step-dad,
because if I had've - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I didn't, I didn't mention it to my step-dad, ...

[Shanna] As that kid,
it all revolved around me. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Shanna] As that kid, it all revolved around me.

Going into my 20's, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

Going into my 20's,

And a lot of that was based on
the fact that my self-esteem
was gone. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And a lot of that was based on the fact that my self-esteem ...

I was not the same person - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I was not the same person

I ended up in
abusive relationships. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

I ended up in abusive relationships.

So I got off the floor,
and I started
life coaching myself. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

So I got off the floor, and I started life coaching myself.

If it is, how can I change it
and make it something
more positive? - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

If it is, how can I change it and make it something more pos...

And I had to do that and
do that and do that until
it became a habit. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I had to do that and do that and do that until it became...

And then ultimately,
I realized, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And then ultimately, I realized,

[Campbell] As a reporter,
I'm there on that - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Campbell] As a reporter, I'm there on that

And you never get to go back
and say, "How'd you come out?" - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And you never get to go back and say, "How'd you c...

I'm not you!" - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

So I wonder if
I did that story now, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

So I wonder if I did that story now,

[Campbell] We're human. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Campbell] We're human.

"Why did she do that?" And - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

"Why did she do that?" And

So, um, I think Wanda Holloway
in the end is just human, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

So, um, I think Wanda Holloway in the end is just human,

[Shanna] August 1st, 2023. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Shanna] August 1st, 2023.

And I consider myself
a friend, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I consider myself a friend,

And I take a lot
of pride in that fact. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

And I take a lot of pride in that fact.

[Shanna] We never talk about
her getting arrested, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Shanna] We never talk about her getting arrested,

She took it and said,
"Okay, Momma, I understand." - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

She took it and said, "Okay, Momma, I understand."

You know, is to see that their
children's needs are met - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

You know, is to see that their children's needs are met

[Shanna] She knows
she messed up royally. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

[Shanna] She knows she messed up royally.

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In 1991, Wanda Holloway was arrested for trying to hire a hit man to kill her daughter Shanna's cheerleading rival so that Shanna could get a place on the team. Now, Shanna reveals the truth behind what happened for the first time.

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Director: Jason Lapeyre

Writer: N/A

Production: Cream Productions,Warner Bros. Discovery

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Dec 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/the-texas-cheerleader-murder-plot-investigation-discovery-atve-us