Woody lost track of his father until 1981, when news broke of Harrelson's arrest for the murder of Judge Wood.

Harrelson was paid $2,000 (the equivalent of $18,000 in 2020) for the murder of Degelia, a grain dealer and father of four who was killed in McAllen, Texas.

[9] His first trial ended with a deadlocked jury,[9] although Pete Scamardo, who was also tried in the case, was found guilty of being an accomplice to the murder,[10] and sentenced to seven years probation.

On May 29, 1979, U.S. district judge John H. Wood Jr. was shot dead in the parking lot outside his San Antonio, Texas, townhouse.

[14][15] Harrelson was convicted of killing Judge Wood after being hired by drug dealer Jamiel Chagra of El Paso, Texas.

Wood—nicknamed "Maximum John" because of his reputation for handing down long sentences for drug offenses—was originally scheduled to have Chagra appear before him on the day of his murder, but the trial had been delayed.

Harrelson's wife, Jo Ann, was sentenced to consecutive terms totaling 25 years on multiple convictions of conspiracy and perjury related to the assassination.

[4] Harrelson's son, Woody, then attempted to have his father's conviction overturned in order to secure a new trial, although without success.

"[24] According to Jim Marrs' 1989 book Crossfire, some theorists believe Harrelson is the youngest and tallest of the "three tramps" arrested shortly after Kennedy's shooting in Dallas.

"[27] On July 4, 1995, Harrelson and two other inmates, Gary Settle and Michael Rivers, attempted to escape from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary using a makeshift rope.

In a letter to a friend, Harrelson wrote that he enjoyed his life inside the maximum security facility, writing that "there are not enough hours in a day for my needs as a matter of fact ...

It is produced and hosted by journalist Jason Cavanagh and investigates the legitimacy of the three murder charges for which Charles Harrelson was tried as well as the possibility that he may have been involved with the assassination of President John F.