In 2008 he called then-state Sen. John Whitmire multiple times, prompting a massive prison lockdown and search for contraband cellphones.

Catch up on the Oxygen app. Season 2, Episode 2 of Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler, now available to watch on Oxygen, delved into three murders that put Texas — and beyond — into a state of fear.

In 2004, Tabler murdered his strip club manager and another man in Killeen. The shooting happened on Thanksgiving and killed ...