Johnny Meadows Arrest (1971) Between 1968 and 1971, a series of “lust murders” rocked Ector County, leading investigators to believe they were tracking a serial killer. This series of KOSA-TV segments chronicles the search for and arrest of Johnny Meadows, including his arrival at the Ector County Jail. Meadows pleaded guilty to the murder of Gloria Sue Nix Green in 1972 and received a life sentence.