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Clyde Wilson – Houston’s Most Public Private Eye

Clyde Wilson…the name has special meaning to the citizens of Houston, Texas. So many remember him with fondness…and to many, many others, the name strikes fear in their hearts. A very colorful and storied private investigator, Clyde Wilson spent more than 30 years making history and cracking some of Houston’s toughest cases.

Clyde Wilson started making a name for himself early in life. Born in Houston in 1923, he moved to Austin as a young child after his father passed away. Only making it to the 9th grade, he was drafted into the military in the early 1940’s and fought in World War II. Exhibiting his strength of character even then, Wilson was awarded two Purple Hearts for his heroic efforts. In 1942, he met his wife, Agnes, and they married in early 1943. Together, they had 7 children.

Wilson opened his first office as a private investigator in Houston in 1957. Working from a makeshift office in a funeral parlor and using an overturned coffin as his desk, he began his illustrious career exposing corruption within the Lufkin “cities finest” police and justice departments. Wilson investigated and uncovered evidence that payoffs were being accepted, resulting in the arrest of the chief, the assistant chief and a local judge. A year later he uncovered similar activities taking place in Polk County, resulting in a grand jury indictment against the county judge and all 4 county commissioners.

The persona that Wilson fashioned for himself, “a character shaped by westerns, TV detectives, and boys’ adventure stories” served him well. Favoring cowboy boots and jeans, Wilson never pretended to be anything he wasn’t. His world was based on friendships (with friends in high and low places) and helping out those friends when they needed help, as much as it was based on fear. Once upon a time, his business card supposedly read: “Dirt can’t hide from Electrified Clyde” and that much proved to be true. In the 60’s, the trustees of the University of Houston suspected their school was being corrupted by homosexuals and student radicals so they hired Wilson to find the dirt. He found it. In the 70’s, Wilson was hired by Tenneco’s chief of security to find and rescue 5 of the companies employees held hostage in Ethiopia. Check. Ash Robinson wanted to find the ‘dirt’ on his son-in-law, John Hill, and Wilson was his guy. (This was the case that ended in Houston society matron Joan Robinson Hill’s murder, and later was immortalized in Thompsons’ book Blood and Money.)

It wasn’t always roses for Clyde Wilson. It’s been said that sometimes he went too far, that sometimes, he played by his own rules, and sometimes he made up those rules as he went along. In 1973, Wilson had his own tte–tte with the other side of the law when he was charged in Federal Court with wiretapping six Hunt Oil Company employees while working undercover for Dallas oilmen Nelson and Herbert Hunt. He pleaded ‘No Contest’ and was given a two year suspended sentence. In 1977, President Ford granted Wilson a formal pardon on his last day in office. Talk about friends in high places…

Even though Wilson sometimes bent the rules, he did it with a pure and good heart, and he did it to get his bad guy. In the early 1980’s, after bragging that he could crack the Hermann Estate case in one day, he “ambushed theprime suspect in a lunch meeting at the Warwick Hotel and then extracted a confession by bluffing about the scope of his investigation.” When the board of directors of the Hermann Estates asked Wilson to find the ‘dirt’ on who was stealing money from them, he did just that. When he traced the corruption and fraud all the way up to the top, some members of the board told him to back off. Instead, he took the case to the DA, and had those members investigated and exposed. A few years later the mishandling of the Moody Foundation funds became newsworthy, and Wilson found that someone was stealing from within. Shern Moody Jr. was found to be the guilty party and was turned over by Wilson to be investigated by Galveston and Houston prosecutors as well as the state and US Attorney Generals. “One of Wilson’s true gifts was his ability to track down information and build a profile on the subject he was investigating,” said Houston attorney Richard “Racehorse” Haynes.

A few years after a high-profile Houston murder case had gone cold, Wilson used a female PI to go undercover and lure the suspect into confession. One of Clyde Wilson’s most highly publicized cases ever was won by tracking down and befriending a maid in a Hotel – Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza. Wilson’s ferreting skills found Marla Maples’ love nest, proving that not even Donald Trump was immune to Wilson and his tracking capabilities.

These are but a few of Clyde Wilson’s moments as Houston’s finest and most public Private Eye, but with 7 children and 25 grandchildren, you can bet he was as much the family man as colorful investigator. More than one son has followed in his footsteps, and has walked the same path for their profession. We can all rest assured that Clyde passed along his PI gifts, his talents and I’m willing to bet some of Houston’s best kept secrets, to his successor — his youngest son, Tim Wilson who now runs the investigation agency and has even expanded with offices across the countries and concerns overseas.



Source by Chris Denny

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Clyde Wilson – Houston's Most Public Private Eye

Clyde Wilson … the name has special meaning to the citizens of Houston, Texas. So many remember him with fondness … and to many, many others, the name strikes fear in their hearts. A very colorful and storied private investigator, Clyde Wilson spent more than 30 years making history and cracking some of Houston's toughest cases.

Clyde Wilson started making a name for himself early in life. Born in Houston in 1923, he moved to Austin as a young child after his father passed away. Only making it to the 9th grade, he was drafted into the military in the early 1940's and fought in World War II. Exhibiting his strength of character even then, Wilson was awarded two Purple Hearts for his heroic efforts. In 1942, he met his wife, Agnes, and they married in early 1943. Together, they had 7 children.

Wilson opened his first office as a private investigator in Houston in 1957. Working from a makeshift office in a funeral parlor and using an overturned coffin as his desk, he began his illustrious career exposing corruption within the Lufkin "cities finest" police and justice departments . Wilson investigated and uncovered evidence that payoffs were being accepted, resulting in the arrest of the chief, the assistant chief and a local judge. A year later he uncovered similar activities taking place in Polk County, resulting in a grand jury indictment against the county judge and all 4 county commissioners.

The persona that Wilson fashioned for himself, "a character shaped by westerns, TV detectives, and boys' adventure stories" served him well. Favoring cowboy boots and jeans, Wilson never pretended to be anything he was not. His world was based on friendships (with friends in high and low places) and helping out those friends when they needed help, as much as it was based on fear. Once upon a time, his business card supposedly read: "Dirt can't hide from Electrified Clyde" and that much proved to be true. In the 60's, the trustees of the University of Houston suspected their school was being corrupted by homosexuals and student radicals so they hired Wilson to find the dirt. He found it. In the 70's, Wilson was hired by Tenneco's chief of security to find and rescue 5 of the companies employees held hostage in Ethiopia. Check. Ash Robinson wanted to find the 'dirt' on his son-in-law, John Hill, and Wilson was his guy. (This was the case that ended in Houston society matron Joan Robinson Hill's murder, and later was immortalized in Thompsons' book Blood and Money. )

It was not always roses for Clyde Wilson. It's been said that sometimes he went too far, that sometimes, he played by his own rules, and sometimes he made up those rules as he went along. In 1973, Wilson had his own tte – tte with the other side of the law when he was charged in Federal Court with wiretapping six Hunt Oil Company employees while working undercover for Dallas oilmen Nelson and Herbert Hunt. He pleaded 'No Contest' and was given a two year suspended sentence. In 1977, President Ford granted Wilson a formal pardon on his last day in office. Talk about friends in high places …

Even though Wilson sometimes bent the rules, he did it with a pure and good heart, and he did it to get his bad guy. In the early 1980's, after bragging that he could crack the Hermann Estate case in one day, he "ambushed theprime suspect in a lunch meeting at the Warwick Hotel and then extracted a confession by bluffing about the scope of his investigation." When the board of directors of the Hermann Estates asked Wilson to find the 'dirt' on who was stealing money from them, he did just that. When he traced the corruption and fraud all the way up to the top, some members of the board told him to back off. Instead, he took the case to the DA, and had those members investigated and exposed. A few years later the mishandling of the Moody Foundation funds became newsworthy, and Wilson found that someone was stealing from within. Shern Moody Jr. was found to be the guilty party and was turned over by Wilson to be investigated by Galveston and Houston prosecutors as well as the state and US Attorney Generals. "One of Wilson's true gifts was his ability to track down information and build a profile on the subject he was investigating," said Houston attorney Richard "Racehorse" Haynes.

A few years after a high-profile Houston murder case had gone cold, Wilson used a female PI to go undercover and lure the suspect into confession. One of Clyde Wilson's most highly publicized cases ever was won by tracking down and befriending a maid in a hotel – Atlantic City's Trump Plaza. Wilson's ferreting skills found Marla Maples' love nest, proving that not even Donald Trump was immune to Wilson and his tracking capabilities.

These are but a few of Clyde Wilson's moments as Houston's finest and most public Private Eye, but with 7 children and 25 grandchildren, you can bet he was as much the family man as colorful investigator. More than one son has followed in his footsteps, and has walked the same path for their profession. We can all rest assured that Clyde passed along his PI gifts, his talents and I'm willing to bet some of Houston's best kept secrets, to his successor – his youngest son, Tim Wilson who now runs the investigation agency and has even expanded with offices across the countries and concerns overseas.



Source by Chris Denny

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Why We Need More CIVIL Public Officials?

In one of his earliest books, Chris Matthews, reviews the relationship between the former Speaker of the House, Tip O'Neal (who he worked for), and President Ronald Reagan, and, how, although they disagreed, dramatically, in terms of their politics, and political orientations, personally, respected each other, and enjoyed each other's company. This civility permitted, far more willingness, and potential, to compromise, for the common good, and emphasize the overall, common good, of their policies. Does not it seem, today, we are witnessing, far more polarization, and adversarial attitudes, and a more negative, personal discourse, etc? Would not it make sense, if we considered, and focused on a more CIVIL approach, the nation would be stronger, and more unified? With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly consider, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic approach, some of what this means and presents, and why we'd be better served.

1. Character; creative; compromise; course: We appear to be paying less attention to the character, of those we elect, and more, to their promises, and, often, empty rhetoric. When the nation elected Donald Trump, as his 45th President, the campaign, was full of far more rhetoric, and vitriol, and less focused on viable solutions, and / or common good! What ever happened to creative ideas, and approaches, which would make improvements, rather than purely changes? Michael Bloomberg has often discussed, his opinion, condemning our most effective leadership, rules from the so-called, center or middle, and creates conversations. and brings about compromises, which sets the country on a steady course, of meeting the needs, of individuals, from many parts of the political spectrum.

2. Integrity; ideas; Imagination: We need a restoration, and emphasis on electing leaders, with a willingness, to maintain their integrity, even when there might be a path, of less resistance! When this is combined, with an outside – the – box, focused imagination, the citizens benefit!

3. Value; values; vision: Would not it be better, if, even those who disagree, politically, could share a vision, based on enhancing America's values, for all? This would require electing individuals, who focused on the best set of priorities, in order to bring the necessary value, which would motivate and inspire, and comfort more Americans!

4. Ideology: Rather than telling voters, merely, what they want to hear, we need to elect individuals, who maintain a firm commitment, to the core ideology, and base approaches, on relevance, and commitment to all the Constitutional freedoms and liberties , and the common good!

5. Listen; learn; leadership: Before anyone runs for office, would not it make sense, for them, to take a listening tour, so they could effectively listen, and learn, what the needs, goals, priorities and perceptions of their constituents? We need more genuine leadership, and far less rhetoric, promises, and, especially, vitriol!

Wake up, America, and elect more CIVIL public officials. If we do this, then, America will maximize its potential, and true greatness!



Source by Richard Brody

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5 Differences Between Business, And Public Negotiating

If business acumen, guaranteed someone, would become a quality, empathetic, effective, public leader, it might be somewhat simpler, to discover, and elect, the individuals, who would best represent our nation, and the electorate’s best interests. However, while business decisions, might focus, substantially on self – interest, and a specific agenda, a public official must tailor his performance and focus, on a broader perspective! There is a significant, substantial difference, between the concept of great negotiations, and negotiating skill, in the private and public sector. With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly identify, consider, and discuss, 5 of these differences.

1. Money/ financial/ fiscal: President Donald Trump has often claimed to be one of the greatest negotiators of all times. He proudly refers to his hit book, from several decades ago, The Art of the Deal. However, whether he was, indeed, the unbelievable negotiator, he claims to be, or not (there is considerable difference of opinion, about this topic), his measure of a great negotiating result, focuses on the financial aspect. While this might be acceptable, and, even desirable, in the private sector, it is probably, not so, in public service and negotiations. The public, often, needs to think beyond money, because part of governing, is often, helping those in need. Measuring a negotiation, from whether there is a positive financial impact, might often, be examining, far less than the bigger – picture!

2. Attitude: Mr. Trump articulates a message, where he refers to negotiating, as having its core, based on winning! However, while this might be, somewhat obvious, in a business – oriented negotiation, it is not, often, so, in a public scenario! Public leaders must exhibit an empathetic, positive attitude, based on the common good, not merely, the interests of his core supporters.

3. Options: A public leader must be ready, willing and able to consider as many viable options and alternatives, as possible, in an outside – the – box, service – oriented manner! This is often, considerably more challenging, in the public, than in the private sector!

4. Who’s represented/ served?: When one owns all, or has a considerable interest in a specific company, his focus must be, on prioritizing, what’s best for it, even if it might not benefit others. However, elected officials, must, realize, it’s their responsibility, to serve and represent, all their constituents, not only, those who voted for them!

5. Overall impact: When one represents others, he must avoid the simplicity of populist rhetoric, and seriously consider, the overall impact, and common good, as well as the relevant, and sustainable ramifications!

There are many differences between negotiating on one’s personal best – interests, as opposed to serving others! This should be a major consideration, when electing individuals, to office!



Source by Richard Brody

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Do Our Public Officials Believe, We Can’t Take The TRUTH?

Although, politicians, and public officials, have been considered, as amongst the least trustworthy individuals, and/ or professions, for a considerable period of time, it seems, to many observers, we have never witnessed, so little TRUTH, coming from those, we elect, to serve and represent us! This is probably, due to, the fact, for many election – periods, voters seem to vote for, those, who make promises, which fit, a specific political/ personal agenda, self – interest, or prejudice/ bias, and, thus, candidates have, in their quest to be elected, resorted to making whatever promises, might propel them, into office. However, recently, this has become, magnified, because, each side accuses the other, of articulating fake facts, even when the only reason, for doing so, is because, the concept, is simply, contrary to their position, etc. With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly identify, consider, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic approach, some of the possible ramifications, and results of this behavior.

1. True; timely: What good does it do, rather than serving some individual’s self – interest, to avoid making true statements, and doing so, constantly? While many politicians have done this, President Donald Trump, according to political fact – checkers, averaged approximately, six lies, per day, since elected. In the past, when they were caught, in – a – lie, a politician would make some attempt at correcting the statement, or, at least, not repeating it, but Mr. Trump, generally, doubles – down, on his lies, proclaiming, others are using fake – facts, and he, is the only purveyor of the truth! The amazing part, is, his core supporters, continue believing, and trusting him, despite this, and the result is, a level of negativity, and polarization, as we have not witnessed, in our lifetimes. In addition, his slogan, Make America Great Again, appears to focus, on some rose – colored memory of the past, rather than looking ahead, in a relevant, sustainable manner!

2. Relevant; realistic; rationale/ reasoning: If an idea fails to be realistic, it can never be truthful! We need elected officials, to escape their personal comfort zones, and the same – old, same – old reasoning, and propose, relevant, sustainable, viable solutions! Voters must closely examine, with an open – mind, one’s rationale, and reasoning, to be certain, it focuses on actual solutions, instead of promises, rhetoric, and/ or vitriol!

3. Useful: If ideas are not useful, and usable, because they are not, either, realistic, relevant, sustainable, or viable, how can the individual, serve and represent constituents, as needed and necessary?

4. Trends: Times change, and evolve, and we need to elect leaders, willing to, objectively, discover, learn and understand trends, and make the best choices!

5. Healing; head/ heard: If someone focuses on being adversarial, and polarizing, rather than unifying and healing, constituents will suffer, in the long – term! A quality leader must apply, the finest combination of logic, and emotion, in a head/ heart balance!

Americans must open – their – eyes, and elect candidates, who tell the TRUTH, even when it isn’t that pleasant! If we are to hand future generations, a sustainable world, we must do so, as soon as possible!



Source by Richard Brody

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Clyde Wilson – Houston’s Most Public Private Eye

Clyde Wilson…the name has special meaning to the citizens of Houston, Texas. So many remember him with fondness…and to many, many others, the name strikes fear in their hearts. A very colorful and storied private investigator, Clyde Wilson spent more than 30 years making history and cracking some of Houston’s toughest cases.

Clyde Wilson started making a name for himself early in life. Born in Houston in 1923, he moved to Austin as a young child after his father passed away. Only making it to the 9th grade, he was drafted into the military in the early 1940’s and fought in World War II. Exhibiting his strength of character even then, Wilson was awarded two Purple Hearts for his heroic efforts. In 1942, he met his wife, Agnes, and they married in early 1943. Together, they had 7 children.

Wilson opened his first office as a private investigator in Houston in 1957. Working from a makeshift office in a funeral parlor and using an overturned coffin as his desk, he began his illustrious career exposing corruption within the Lufkin “cities finest” police and justice departments. Wilson investigated and uncovered evidence that payoffs were being accepted, resulting in the arrest of the chief, the assistant chief and a local judge. A year later he uncovered similar activities taking place in Polk County, resulting in a grand jury indictment against the county judge and all 4 county commissioners.

The persona that Wilson fashioned for himself, “a character shaped by westerns, TV detectives, and boys’ adventure stories” served him well. Favoring cowboy boots and jeans, Wilson never pretended to be anything he wasn’t. His world was based on friendships (with friends in high and low places) and helping out those friends when they needed help, as much as it was based on fear. Once upon a time, his business card supposedly read: “Dirt can’t hide from Electrified Clyde” and that much proved to be true. In the 60’s, the trustees of the University of Houston suspected their school was being corrupted by homosexuals and student radicals so they hired Wilson to find the dirt. He found it. In the 70’s, Wilson was hired by Tenneco’s chief of security to find and rescue 5 of the companies employees held hostage in Ethiopia. Check. Ash Robinson wanted to find the ‘dirt’ on his son-in-law, John Hill, and Wilson was his guy. (This was the case that ended in Houston society matron Joan Robinson Hill’s murder, and later was immortalized in Thompsons’ book Blood and Money.)

It wasn’t always roses for Clyde Wilson. It’s been said that sometimes he went too far, that sometimes, he played by his own rules, and sometimes he made up those rules as he went along. In 1973, Wilson had his own tte–tte with the other side of the law when he was charged in Federal Court with wiretapping six Hunt Oil Company employees while working undercover for Dallas oilmen Nelson and Herbert Hunt. He pleaded ‘No Contest’ and was given a two year suspended sentence. In 1977, President Ford granted Wilson a formal pardon on his last day in office. Talk about friends in high places…

Even though Wilson sometimes bent the rules, he did it with a pure and good heart, and he did it to get his bad guy. In the early 1980’s, after bragging that he could crack the Hermann Estate case in one day, he “ambushed theprime suspect in a lunch meeting at the Warwick Hotel and then extracted a confession by bluffing about the scope of his investigation.” When the board of directors of the Hermann Estates asked Wilson to find the ‘dirt’ on who was stealing money from them, he did just that. When he traced the corruption and fraud all the way up to the top, some members of the board told him to back off. Instead, he took the case to the DA, and had those members investigated and exposed. A few years later the mishandling of the Moody Foundation funds became newsworthy, and Wilson found that someone was stealing from within. Shern Moody Jr. was found to be the guilty party and was turned over by Wilson to be investigated by Galveston and Houston prosecutors as well as the state and US Attorney Generals. “One of Wilson’s true gifts was his ability to track down information and build a profile on the subject he was investigating,” said Houston attorney Richard “Racehorse” Haynes.

A few years after a high-profile Houston murder case had gone cold, Wilson used a female PI to go undercover and lure the suspect into confession. One of Clyde Wilson’s most highly publicized cases ever was won by tracking down and befriending a maid in a Hotel – Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza. Wilson’s ferreting skills found Marla Maples’ love nest, proving that not even Donald Trump was immune to Wilson and his tracking capabilities.

These are but a few of Clyde Wilson’s moments as Houston’s finest and most public Private Eye, but with 7 children and 25 grandchildren, you can bet he was as much the family man as colorful investigator. More than one son has followed in his footsteps, and has walked the same path for their profession. We can all rest assured that Clyde passed along his PI gifts, his talents and I’m willing to bet some of Houston’s best kept secrets, to his successor — his youngest son, Tim Wilson who now runs the investigation agency and has even expanded with offices across the countries and concerns overseas.



Source by Chris Denny

This article is brought to you by Kokula Krishna Hari Kunasekaran! Visit Website or Follow back at @kkkhari