In 1981 the shooting of a politician became the biggest mystery since who shot J.R. Ewing…but with much less interesting results. Resources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/08/27/a-texas-tall-tale-who-shot-mike-martin/cf45ad9e-00b6-4c4a-88b3-9a3ac314dc26/ . https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/bum-steer-awards-1982/