08:53 AM CDT on Tuesday, September 5, 2006
From 11 News Staff Reports
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Barney Goodman's family is offering a reward for information leading to his killer.
A war veteran confined to a wheelchair was the victim of a brutal murder over the weekend in Liberty County.
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Goodman was thrown into this creek, but managed to crawl up the embankment.
His family is devastated by the cruel manner in which he died.
"Nobody deserves to die like this," said brother Richard Ford.
Ford said his brother served in Vietnam and later lost both of his feet to complications from diabetes.
He said Goodman was a good singer who once sang on stage with George Jones and other country stars.
"He just lived every day of his life, you know, like it was his last day," said Ford. "We're gonna find out who did this"
The family is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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