Texas Oil Tycoon T. Cullen Davis, Acquitted in 1970s Murder Trial, Dies at 93

ABC News reported on November 9, 2026, that T. Cullen Davis, a Texas oil tycoon acquitted in a 1970s murder trial, has died at 93, according to its ABC News report on the death of T. Cullen Davis.

According to the headline of that report, Davis was acquitted in a murder trial held in the 1970s, and the report identifies him as a Texas oil tycoon. ABC News reported that Davis was 93 at the time of his death, as the headline states. The headline is the only text of the report available for this story, and the summary accompanying it is incomplete, so the facts stated here are limited to what the headline says.

The material reviewed does not state the cause of death or the place where Davis died. It does not name the victim of the murder for which Davis was tried, identify the court in which the trial was held, or give the year of the acquittal beyond the description of the trial as taking place in the 1970s. It does not say who first informed the public of the death, and it contains no statement from Davis's family, associates, or representatives. These points are not reported here because no source provided them.

No other news outlet's report on Davis's death was available for comparison, so no differences between sources can be identified. The ABC News report is not credited to a named author in the material reviewed. Its publication date, as stated in the material, is November 9, 2026, and no other date or time for the death is given in the sources.

The full ABC News report is linked above for readers who seek the complete account as published by that outlet.

Sources: ABC News: T. Cullen Davis, a Texas oil tycoon acquitted in a 1970s murder trial, has died at 93.