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[Maier McDonald Maier] The trial was held at the Harris County courthouse
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot

The trial was held at theHarris County courthouse, and it was jammedwith reporters....

[Maier McDonald Maier]
The trial was held at the
Harris County courthouse, and it was jammed
with reporters. Interestingly, they could
only shoot through the window
of the courtroom. No audio was allowed. And Wanda showed up
looking like she was attending
a ladies fashion luncheon. [reporter]
While cheerleading is underway
in Channelview schools, the trial of the town's
most famous mother is opening with
dramatic testimony. We're not dealing with
some faux pas at a tea party
here, folks

Full Transcript

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[Maier McDonald Maier] The trial was held at the Harris County courthouse,
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and it was jammed with reporters.
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Interestingly, they could only shoot through the window of the courtroom.
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No audio was allowed.
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And Wanda showed up looking like she was attending a ladies fashion luncheon.
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[reporter] While cheerleading is underway in Channelview schools,
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the trial of the town's most famous mother
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is opening with dramatic testimony.
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We're not dealing with some faux pas at a tea party here, folks.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:17
Uploaded
Feb 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Cream Productions,Warner Bros. Discovery

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Movie Summary

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.
[Maier] When the case came to trail, it turned out - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:10
[Maier] When the case came to trail, it turned out
Black sheep of the Harper family. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:22
Black sheep of the Harper family.
[Maier] It's brought out right upfront - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:15
[Maier] It's brought out right upfront
But he took the stand and testified about - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:22
But he took the stand and testified about
There were parts of it that would make your skin crawl. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:06
There were parts of it that would make your skin crawl.
But the tapes were what the tapes were. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:08
But the tapes were what the tapes were.
[Maier] The venom is her voice was unmistakable. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:06
[Maier] The venom is her voice was unmistakable.
There was no way around thinking that she meant every word she said, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:07
There was no way around thinking that she meant every word s...
I mean, I think it affected that whole trial, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:28
I mean, I think it affected that whole trial,
[prosecutor] Ma'am, would you introduce yourself - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:40
[prosecutor] Ma'am, would you introduce yourself
[prosecutor] Were you afraid of your husband? - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:46
[prosecutor] Were you afraid of your husband?
So, it was quite a dramatic revelation - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:12
So, it was quite a dramatic revelation
And that gave him the motivation - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:09
And that gave him the motivation
And that no matter how many times Wanda said, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:11
And that no matter how many times Wanda said,
It definitely felt like there was the potential - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:13
It definitely felt like there was the potential
And as I was listening to the tapes, - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:30
And as I was listening to the tapes,
I think that my dad and my uncle set my mom up. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:08
I think that my dad and my uncle set my mom up.
It was just that... - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:07
It was just that...
And he just had a really good opportunity to nail it to her really hard. - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:08
And he just had a really good opportunity to nail it to her ...
[King] How long you know Wanda? - The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot 00:21
[King] How long you know Wanda?