Episode 38: Strip Clubs and Hired Guns

What does a city mayor, a strip club, the Dallas Cowboys, and a murder-for-hire plot have in common? Tune in this week as Erin regales us with this strange true story out of Arlington in 2012. 

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Sources:

1. Alleged murder plot’s an odd footnote to Arlington’s fading strip club scene. (2012, April 12). The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved from https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2012/04/12/alleged-murder-plots-an-odd-footnote-to-arlingtons-fading-strip-club-scene

2. Allen, J. (2012, January 21). Strip Club Owner Says He Was Forced Out By Arlington Cops. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/01/21/strip-club-owner-says-he-was-forced-out-by-arlington-cops/

3. FBI Seize Cache Of Weapons From Man Accused of Targeting Arlington Mayor. (2012, April 12). CBS DFW 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/04/12/fbi-seize-cache-of-weapons-from-man-accused-of-targeting-arlington-mayor/

4. Gaines, D., & Douglas, Jr, J. (2013, January 22). Mayor Talks Impact Of Murder-For-Hire Plot To Kill Him. CBS DFW 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/01/22/mayor-talks-impact-of-murder-for-hire-plot-to-kill-him/

5. Gillett, B. (2012, April 11). Arlington Mayor Speaks On Murder-For-Hire Plot. CBS DFW 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/04/11/arlington-mayor-speaks-on-murder-for-hire-plot/

6. Goodman, M., Thomas, M., Allen, J., & Crowe, R. (2012, April 10). FBI: Strip Club Owner Wanted To Pay To Kill Arlington Officials. DFW CBS 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/04/10/fbi-strip-club-owner-wanted-to-pay-to-kill-arlington-officials/

7. Nicholson, E. (2013, January 22). Ryan Grant, the Strip Club Owner Who Tried to Kill Arlington’s Mayor, Got 10 Years in Prison. Dallas Observer. Retrieved from https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ryan-grant-the-strip-club-owner-who-tried-to-kill-arlingtons-mayor-got-10-years-in-prison-7123541

8. Ordinances Governing Sexually Oriented Business in the City of Arlington, Texas. (2008). City of Arlington.

9. Schrock, S., & Mitchell, M. (2012, April 13). Feds seized 22 guns from Arlington, Texas, strip club owner. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 9, 2018, from https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/crime/article24727828.html

10. Tone, J. (2012, April 11). “Call Me Whn U Can:” How the Feds Say Flashdancer’s Owner Plotted to Have Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck Killed. Dallas Observer. Retrieved from https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/call-me-whn-u-can-how-the-feds-say-flashdancers-owner-plotted-to-have-arlington-mayor-robert-cluck-killed-7116916

11. Wilonsky, R. (2012, January 13). One of Arlington’s Last Remaining Strip Clubs, Flashdancer, Takes City to Federal Court. Dallas Observer. Retrieved from https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/one-of-arlingtons-last-remaining-strip-clubs-flashdancer-takes-city-to-federal-court-7120321

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