Beauty Queen Murder: The Shocking Fall of a Texas Oil Tycoon

Murder Files Unsealed · Oct 15, 2026 · 56m · transcript

Former beauty queen Rhonda Glover brutally shot and killed her wealthy long-term partner, Texas oil tycoon Jimmy Jo, inside their Austin mansion in July 2004. Although Glover claimed she acted in self-defense against an abusive partner she believed was demonic, the prosecution proved the murder was carefully premeditated. Investigators and shooting range instructors uncovered that Glover had recently purchased a 9mm handgun, practiced specialized tactical shooting scenarios, and harbored mounting hostility as their financial resources dwindled. Despite her history of severe mental health…