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In the novel of which the book is based, Sheriff Bell mentions, in relation to the drug dealers, “Here a while back in San Antonio they shot and killed a federal judge”.
The film is set in 1980, and the line above refers to the real-life killing of federal Judge John Howland Wood by contract killer Charles Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson, who plays the character of Carson Wells in the film.
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