![]() Travis was imprisoned again in November 2000, for violating parole and released in March of 2001. Soon after his release in January 1999, the body of his first alleged victim, Mary Shields, was found in July of 2000. Travis was sentenced to fifteen years, released on parole after five years, and imprisoned again for breaking parole by way of illegal drug possession. Travis's self-described $300-a-day cocaine consumption soon got him into trouble with law enforcement when he robbed five shoes stores in an eight-day period in 1988. It was during this time that Travis became addicted to cocaine and his seemingly normal life began a downward spiral ("Travis: Mystery." 10). In 1987, twenty-two-year-old Travis attended Atlanta's Morris Brown College. He lived in Ferguson, MO, and was described by neighbors as a "quiet, respectful boy who sometimes mowed her lawn without being asked and showed her how to use an electric hedge trimmer." After graduation, Travis served two years in the Army reserves as a medical and dental assistant. ![]() ![]() Louis Post-Dispatch article, "Travis: Mystery of killings unravels slowly," Maury Travis was born and raised in Missouri and attended St. ![]()
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