Personal Life and Death
Daniel was married twice. He married politically connected Diane Ford Wommack on April 4, 1966. Diane was a descendant of Texas Governor (1907–1911) Thomas Mitchell Campbell. Diane gave birth to his son Thomas Houston Campbell Daniel. Their divorce was final November 26, 1975.
His second wife was Dairy Queen waitress Vickie Loretha Carroll Moore. Vickie and husband Larry Dale Moore were divorced on August 16, 1976. Price Jr. and Vickie were married November 1, 1976. Vickie gave birth to two sons by Price Jr., Franklin Baldwin Daniel and Marion Price Daniel IV. One month after Price Jr. declared his candidacy for Texas Attorney General, Vickie filed for divorce on October 22, 1977, but apparently withdrew the petition. In May 1980, Price Jr. re-wrote his will, cutting Vickie out. December 31 of that year, Vickie once again filed for divorce, even though she and Price Jr. continued to share a house with separate quarters. Price Jr. was served with divorce papers on January 15, 1981. On January 19, Price Jr. returned home where he was allegedly shot and killed by Vickie.
After a 10-hour session involving 22 people, the Liberty County grand jury returned an indictment of murder against Mrs. Daniel. At the time of her indictment, she had not yet been questioned by authorities about the events leading up to her husband's death, nor had she testified before the grand jury. Vickie was represented by flamboyant legal legend Richard "Racehorse" Haynes and was acquitted on October 30, 1981. The shooting and Vickie Daniel’s murder trial were the subject of a 1987 book, Deadly Blessings and a 1992 made-for-television film, Bed of Lies.
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