This piece traces the dramatic life of Helen Ujhazy Madarasz—from Hungarian exile and Texas pioneer to respected San Antonio horticulturist—before recounting her brutal, still-unsolved 1899 murder in today’s Brackenridge Park. Drawing on period newspapers, it also exposes the era’s racial bias and hints at lingering curses and ghosts along the river.… Continue reading The Madarasz murder mystery: Might Helen haunt Brackenridge Park? →